Have you ever struggled to pair the perfect wine with an amazing meal? That happens at our house constantly! To no one’s surprise, I couldn’t resist writing an app for that. The premier version is now live on the site. Check out the (slightly) revised menu bar; the new feature is right between “Plan a […]
What could be better on a warm summer afternoon than a picnic? How about a picnic next to a winery? In our experience, this is just about the best way to kick off a day of wine tasting in the whole world. As you might expect, we have some ideas to share on good places […]
We have visited the Darcie Kent tasting room several times. We love the wine, love the art (so much that we have one hanging in our living room) and love the friendly staff. With all that to love, we became wine club members almost immediately. Last weekend was our first chance to attend a club […]
Our Valentine’s Festival started strong, with brunch and two winery tastings on Saturday. Where could we go from there? Why, brunch and more winery visits on Sunday, of course. To add a bit of intrigue to our mission, we decided to leave the familiar behind and venture out to new (at least for us) wineries. […]
It is a family tradition to extend one-day holidays into Festivals. These festivals normally run through the end of the following weekend, so if your birthday is on a Monday (for example) you win big. With Valentine’s Day falling on a Friday, it was only natural to extend it through Sunday. Equally natural? Include good […]
Happy Valentine’s Day from Wine Tasting Bliss! For our Valentine’s evening, champagne and a nice steak will probably take center stage. What is your plan?
We hope that your celebration is wonderful. Cheers!
February arrived, as did the first rain in many months. Another clue that February is here? Our next mystery box from K&L Wines. As you might remember, our son and daughter-in-law gave us the gift of K&L’s wine of the month club for Christmas. It is hard to describe the anticipation felt each month as […]
We are not good at waiting. We had two month’s of K&L monthly club wine in the house, so it made sense to wait a month before we enjoyed our second lot of wine. Sensible, yes, but fun? Not so much. So it shouldn’t be surprising that we popped open another bottle, compliments of our […]
Like most retail businesses, the winery business is very quiet after Christmas. While that is tough on the wineries, it is an excellent chance for all of us to enjoy wine tasting in a quieter, more relaxed environment. Less waiting also means that we can fit more fun into our day. So that’s what we […]
One of the many wonderful things to came out of our Christmas was a lovely gift membership in a Wine Club. Our son and daughter-in-law very thoughtfully gave us this gift so that our blogging horizons might be expanded beyond California wines. Thanks to them, every month we will receive two wines from K & […]
The words “Napa Valley” are inextricably connected to “wine” today. Of course, this hasn’t always been the case. Have you ever wondered how Napa became the wine-growing powerhouse that it is today? The Napa Valley was first settled by Native American tribes, who were drawn to the rivers and streams that fed the valley floor. […]