This post is long overdue, but this tasting room and city have been on my mind ever since May! For my birthday my best friend took me to Capitola, which believe it or not I have never been to. I fell in love with this adorable beach town immediately upon arrival and imagine my surprise […]
One of our first happy experiences in a tasting room was at Korbel Champagne Cellars many, many years ago. Every decade or so we make a return visit, kicking ourselves for waiting so long to return. Another decade or so had passed since our last visit, so it was time for us to return again. […]
It’s that time of year again! Pleasanton’s downtown is about to transform itself into a dizzying array of tasting rooms. The Pleasanton Downtown Association and its member businesses will host their annual Wine Stroll on Saturday, July 18th from 5pm to 8pm. For three hours, ticket holders ($40 in advance, $45 day of event) can […]
Summertime in Northern California, and the living is easy! A beautiful Saturday, warm but not too warm, breezy but not too breezy, you get the idea. The kind of day to put those crushing home prices in perspective. Some of the family was available for an outing, so we went with our strong suit: we […]
With summer in full swing, we were all looking forward to the 4th of July. Then we learned that the Darcie Kent winery put together what they called the “Red, White and Blues Summer BBQ” to help build the excitement. The members-only invitation promised a great event: all the latest wines, a fun BBQ menu […]
Our day of wine tasting in the Murphys area was drawing to close. After tasting at Four Winds, Twisted Oak, Chatom, and Ayrael Vieux, we felt that we had enough motivation to visit one or two more wineries. Based on our friends’ recommendations, we drove to Indian Rock Vineyards. A feast for the eyes and […]
We were well along with our wine tasting tour of the greater Murphys area. We loved our tastings so far: Four Winds, Twisted Oak and Chatom, so expectations were running high. We had tasted a broad range of approaches to wine; from boutique to irreverent, charming to over the top. For our next stop, we […]
Following some great wine tasting at Four Winds Cellars and Twisted Oak Winery, we set off for a change of pace, both in approach to wine and overall experience. Our next stop was at Chatom Vineyards, a beautiful winery in the midst of a profound change. Happily the stress of change was nowhere to be […]
After a great start to our day visiting the wineries of Murphys with Four Winds Cellars, we set off for a perennial favorite: the Twisted Oak Winery. Not only do we love their wine, it is important to brush up on a key success factor for enjoying your visit to Twisted Oak: drinking wine with […]
It’s time to visit Murphys! We were invited to visit the area by our good friends Laura and Bill, who have a vacation home nearby. We had visited Murphys before, and even stayed in the historic Murphys Hotel (hint: the rooms are over the bar, so don’t plan on turning in too early. You bought […]
So by now you know that we LOVE wine tasting! We especially enjoy visiting small wineries and meeting the people who actually play a role in producing the wine. For a real change of pace, though, we checked out a champagne tasting at K&L Wines, our favorite wine retailer. There were some similarities and some […]