Wine Tonite!

James Cagneyclaims he never actually said “Mmmm you dirty rat!” in his 1931 film Taxi!  But, I will claim it proudly come this harvest season in Sonoma as I get the pleasant opportunity to scrub tanks, clean barrels and help prepare and execute crush and fermentation at Holdredge Winesin Healdsburg, CA.  I owe a lot [...]

If you are a certifiable Pinotphile, then you have absolutely no excuse for missing this exclusive Twitter Community Wine Tasting event!  On the heels of successful tasting events #Chardonnay, #WAMerlot and #WAwine, Pinot Noir lovers will have their day this summer.  It has been shown that these events have created hundreds of thousands, if not [...]

Visiting a winery is one of the great adventures any wine lover should strive to experience at least once. Every continental state has a winery now, so it should be fairly easy to find wine country near you. We try to take a wine country vacation at least once a year to detox from the [...]

I must say great job to the hosts of the #WAwine Twitter community tasting and especially to fellow blogger and Spokane wine guru, Josh Wade, who has burst on the scene to become possibly the most influential online wine personality and brand in the past few months. At the time of this writing, which is [...]

If you dig on swine as well as wine, then Cochon555 is the event for you.  The concept is simple: 5 heritage pigs prepared by 5 chefs and complemented with wines from 5 wineries.  Unfortunately, there were only 4 wineries present as Gamble Vineyards pulled a last minute no-show.  I have to give special thanks [...]