Wine Tonite!

It truly is amazing how many different types of glasses there are out there to help ensure you enjoy your beverage of choice to the max.  I was reminded of this in a very abrupt fashion this past week as my wife and I began the arduous task of cleaning out unnecessary and unused crap throughout [...]

Everyone else has a Top X list for the year, so I didn’t want to feel left out.  2009 was a year of great growth for me as it relates to wine and I have really enjoyed sharing those experiences with friends and family including those who stop by now and again to read my musings [...]

I received some samples from the folks representing a new venture started in 2006 called Chronicle Wines.  To kick the venture off right, the owner, Mike Hengehold, sought out two of the best Pinot Noir and Old Vine Zin winemakers in the North Coast: Ted Lemon and Dan Cederquist.  If I was to start a [...]

Lodi is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in the Central Valley of California and is known for big Zins.  Zinfandel grapes generally like cool temperatures but most of the Central Valley is warm with consistent sun throughout the growing season.  However, Lodi is special due to its location directly east of the San Francisco Bay because [...]

Yes, I am talking about Zinfandel.  Many people don’t realize that Zin is often considered the “workhorse” of California vinifera grape varieties, even though it takes a back seat to the better known Cabernet Sauvignon.  Certainly, Zin is not native to the area as its roots go back to Slovenia and the Crljenak grape and [...]