Wine Tonite!

Many of you already know that we are dog lovers.  You’ve seen out stories about our beloved 12 1/2 year old Sheltie, Kelsey, over the years and recently just passed away in December.  Pets bring unconditional love and joy to a person’s life.  Arguably, wine does the same thing for many of us.  Why not [...]

You’ve probably heard the statement that “wine is made in the vineyard” and for Cathy Corison it is absolutely true.  Cathy is involved as much in the management of the vineyards she sources fruit from as she is in winemaking decisions.  In this week’s video, she describes what is most important to her when determining [...]

Many of my readers (all 4 of you) know that I opine most often on the elegant, expressive and difficult Pinot Noir. However, some may actually recall how much of a Rhone fan I am as well, going so far as to produce a barrel of 2008 Alder Springs Syrah (soon to be relabeled) and [...]

In part 2 of our multi-part interview video series (You can check out Part 1 of the series here) with Cathy Corison of Corison Winery, Cathy talks about how she gained an interest in wine, what regions and styles influenced her palate and finally about the perfect location in Napa Valley she searched for and ultimately discovered. [...]

A beautiful, sunny and warm weekend in Amador County included teaching food & wine pairing as part of the Behind the Cellar Door event at Avio vineyards, vineyard walks on the rocky and rolling terrain, strolls through old western towns established during the Gold Rush and, of course, some wine tasting showing off Zinfandel and [...]