We have been big fans of the Eckert Estates Winery for many years. We mourned the loss of their first tasting room, then celebrated their new space. Owners Vickie and Mike Eckert provide amazing wines and a fun tasting experience every time. So our joy was unmatched when their multi-year battle with the various (and […]
Valentine’s Day can be stressful. The bar is set pretty high, romance-wise. Luckily we had a pretty iron-clad plan for the entire Valentine’s weekend: wine tasting in Lodi and a lovely dinner on Saturday followed by a Darcie Kent wine club release party on Sunday. What a way to avoid the stress of Valentine’s Day […]
We recently returned to the Thomas Coyne Winery at their new location, just off Vasco Road. The tasting room has added some nice touches, like picnic tables and wall murals. The wine continues to be outstanding. Here’s how the afternoon progressed. Our arrival time was auspicious in that we had the tasting room to ourselves. […]
Following our fun- and fund-raising time at Swirl for a Cause, supporting the Tri-Valley Haven, we felt that we still had some wine tasting enthusiasm within us. Given our late start and leisurely pace at Swirl, time was of the essence. As we thought of wineries that we had recently overlooked, Page Mill Winery came […]
Another sunny January Sunday! Apologies to the rest of the country, but Northern California has the perfect winter weather: sunny, mid-60s and just enough breeze to keep the air fresh. We couldn’t let such an amazing day go to waste, so we decided to taste some wine in an outdoor setting. Sarah noticed that Swirl, […]
We were celebrating the arrival of 2015 the best way we could imagine: wine tasting. We started the day at Murrieta’s Well, and then drove around the corner to the Steven Kent Winery. Another wonderful experience ensued! It has been several years since we visited Steven Kent. Considering the quality of wine and amazing ambiance […]
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 […]