To accompany my post-run, pre-church Sunday brunch today, I pulled this little French sparkler out of the fridge, and it did not disappoint. The truly exciting thing about this wine […]

Sonja once scolded me because serving sparkling wine before everything dinner party seemed pretentious. She has a point, but to me, that’s what $10-$20 bottles of bubbly, so rarely Champagne, […]

  In full disclosure, this was the third bottle of the night, but amongst a small crowd of people that really wasn’t a factor; nobody had had too much in […]

On a recent trip to California wine country, Sonja and I swung into the town of Sonoma to hit up a few more tasting rooms before dinner on the last […]

It was my friend, Jay, who first introduced me to some of the truly great Pinot Noir of the Pacific Northwest, as well as to the proper glassware for enjoying […]

  The other night, a friend brought over a bottle of Elena Walch’s rose’ for us to imbibe as an aperitif prior to a night of indulging in some truly […]

Visiting the legendary home and winery of Randy Dunn a few weeks back fulfilled a long time dream of mine. High on Howell Mountain, up above the fog line in […]