Wine Tonite!

It’s that time of year again and Twitter Pinot freaks have been clamoring for a date to celebrate our beloved freaky grape: Pinot Noir.  Last year’s event was a huge success and resulted in over 2000 tweets in the 2 hour event timeframe.  The reigning champ going into this event is #WV – Willamette Valley [...]

Here’s something cool and different: Taste of Mendocino, but much easier to get to in San Francisco than having to venture way up north. “Taste of Mendocino is the first-ever united showcase of all things Mendo and brings the best in wine, food, travel, lodging, nature, activities, adventure and more to San Francisco for one [...]

Good morning! Ride through Carneros and near Artesa IMG_2360.MOV Watch on Posterous Regards, Ed Thralls Posted via email from Ed’s posterous

Picpoul de Pinet, Rioja and a Sonoma County Meritage.  No theme tonight, just a random gathering of wines to taste for the evening.  Let’s see what we got. 2010 Domaine Guillermarine Picpoul de Pinet ($10) – a new grape varietal to add to the century club, but pales in comparison, in my opinion to a [...]

I thought this was interesting.  I came across an ad pimped on The 30 Second Wine Advisor email I get once in a while for a book to help you launch your dream career in wine.  Part of the title states that the wine industry is one of America’s hottest wine industry.  Wow.  I did [...]