As Sarah mentioned in her Toast Thursday, the Paragon Outlets opened last Thursday. As part of the massive (and traffic snarling) grand opening weekend, local wineries got together for “Sunset Sip and Shop”. This fund raiser for the Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association featured 15 wineries each pouring a white and a red. All you needed […]
I can’t help myself. I have been sending links with updated information from The Livermore Patch to my friends and family for weeks now with any little piece of new information that has come out. Today is finally the day….the Livermore Paragon Outlets officially open!! The grand opening complete with champagne is at 10am and I […]
Teddy Roosevelt famously said, “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” That sentiment seems to be reflected as “Taste humbly and pour a great wine” when you visit the White Crane Winery. A small white building, hardly bigger than a two-car garage, sits at the end of a gravel drive. The modest trappings give little hint […]
Let’s raise our glasses to the month of November! There are many important dates to be aware of this month and to help you plan accordingly I have compiled a list of the top 10 in date order. November 2nd: Deviled Egg Day I do not know who came up with this day or even […]
Twitter and other social media sites have latched on to alliterations for each day of the week. There is Makeover Monday, Taco Tuesday, Wine Wednesday, Follow Friday and most recently Toast Tuesday. Now, here’s an idea. Tuesday is already quite busy with Tacos, how about we (we as in us here at WTB) move […]
There is no finer experience than walking into a tasting room and being educated about available quaffs by the vineyard/winery owner. I get a special frisse when I’m drinking a beverage produced from fields I have driven by and served by the cultivating artisan. This may have started with visiting my uncle’s dairy farm — […]
We recently visited the Rios-Lovell Estate Winery to kick off an afternoon of wine tasting. We had not been to this winery in many years, and things have certainly changed! What had been a small tasting room has grown into a large and tastefully-landscaped tasting room and event center with indoor and outdoor spaces for […]
A few weekends ago, we had the chance to visit the Page Mill winery. This was our first visit to the new (newish? Don’t judge, we don’t get out that much) tasting room. We found the new room to be very well done with rustic wood and stone finishes, lending a great atmosphere to our wine tasting. Something […]
It was time to pick up our quarterly wine club release from Crooked Vine Winery. We are members at a number of wineries, but we especially enjoy our membership at Crooked Vine. It’s no secret why we love them; their spring release party is amazing! Who doesn’t love an aloha party? Plus, there are plenty […]
After attending Wine Down, Julie (fellow WTB editor and sister [in law]) and I didn’t want the night to end and miss the opportunity to spend some quality girl time together. We made our way (safely via designated driver) to First Street. Our first stop Double Barrel. Why it took so long for downtown Livermore to have wine […]
When the opportunity presented itself to attend Wine Down, a weekly concert series under the stars at Crooked Vine, I jumped at the chance. Perfect weather, tasty wine, delicious food, rockin’ music and good company were the perfect ingredients for a wonderful evening on the patio. We showed up early and easily found our reserved table, set […]