What better way to welcome the new year than to go wine tasting? In our family, at least, this is pretty much a rhetorical question. The only serious question on the floor was the selection of wineries for our first outing of 2015. After some spirited discussion, we settled on a mix of old and […]
The morning of New Year’s Eve was clear and cool. Our household had a variety of plans for celebrating the arrival of the new year, but the afternoon was wide open and just aching for something fun. Once we discovered that our daughter’s boyfriend had never been wine tasting in Northern California we know what […]
We have been to the Occasio Winery before, but were shocked to discover that we had been away for more than a year. Happily, a recent weekend opened up and gave us the opportunity to revisit Occasio and catch up on everything that has happened since our last visit. Fun lighted purse hangers The tasting […]
What a challenge! We had a sunny Saturday in front of us, and we wanted to visit the Darcie Kent wine club release party, take advantage of a great-sounding port sale, and check in on some of the wineries we’ve missed in recent months. So much to do and so little time. Our only hope […]
After growing up in Ohio, we REALLY enjoy California’s version of autumn. Instead of relentless rain. chilly days and hunkering down indoors, we get to spend our sunny November days in shirt sleeves, visiting wineries. This is pretty amazing! We ushered in November with an afternoon of wine tasting, starting by reintroducing ourselves to a […]
Our travel commitments forced us to miss the most recent Darcie Kent wine club release party. We love our relatives, and missing a Darcie Kent party to be with them should prove that point beyond question. So we did the next best thing: we invited some family members over to the house and tasted our […]
The Dublin-Pleasanton-Livermore valleys are home to so many boutique wineries, and we love visiting them all. Recently though, the roster of wonderful, family-owned wineries suffered a terrible blow: Westover Vineyards was presented with a fine by the California State Department of Industrial Relations that will put them out of business. What terrible offense was charged? […]
Ah, Labor Day, the formal end of summer! In Livermore, this is further commemorated with the Harvest Festival, presented by member wineries of the Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association. All day Sunday, participants could wine taste to their heart’s content at 40 member wineries, all for $45. A great day for a great cause, but not […]
What a beautiful Saturday! The last weekend before Labor Day “and the livin is easy” to steal a phrase. We don’t feel like an outing and our pool is warm and welcoming. What to do? Of course, our first thought is to put together a back yard wine tasting experience. We seem to be able […]
Tesla Vintners has been a landmark in Livermore for many years. Last fall we decided to visit the Singing Winemaker again, only to be distracted away by the grand opening of Ehrenberg Cellars in the Tesla Vintners parking lot. The grand opening was a lot of fun, and as a result, we did not make […]
Good friends, Cliff & Katie, brought over a bottle of Limited Edition Chandon California Blanc de Noirs sparkling wine and a bottle of Lamarca Prosecco last weekend. We got busy liberating reds from the wine frig and neglected to pop the cork on the sparklings. If you have not yet seen the Limited Edition of […]