hooray for laurie daniel

In another life, before I cared about wine, before I had ever seen the Golden Gate Bridge, before I cut my hair, I was a copy...

strange dreams

I am at my parents' house. My mom has removed all the toilets. I have to pee. I am yelling, "I hate you! I hate you! I'm going...

new baby

And we picked out the newest member of our family over the weekend. See that little kitty on top? That's Carmel (who will probably...

three-day weekends should be standard

So after the long weekend full of brunching (Dry Gewurztraminer is a fabulous brunch choice, by the way) and catching up on all...

a little bird told me

This guy keeps coming over to my window and staring at me. It's actually really creepy. He's been doing this for at least two...

an ocean apart

The results from the young reds portion of yesterday's tasting are in, and I can't believe the difference between the U.S. and...

paris tasting

Just got back from the 30th Anniversary Paris Tasting event at Copia. California wines "wiped the floor" with France (said Steven...

procrastination

I finally used the gift certificate his parents got me for Christmas in 2004.We went to Greens. We had a beautiful lunch, a table...

rewind

So my friend Jessica, who also blogs about wine, wanted to write about the wines we served at our legendary Del Taco wine pairing...

cheesy new jersey

Last weekend I was in New Jersey. I think many people underestimate New Jersey. Look how green it is. Look at the open space.And...

best berfday ever

He planned a Del Taco and wine pairing party and everyone came over and it was amazing and I stayed up until 2:30 a.m. and I heart...

vintage 1978

Happy birthday to me....

cinco de mayo

We had a party at work today. The vineyard crew foreman used to own a restaurant/catering business, so he and his wife did the...

bursting at the seams

They should rename the Dry Creek Valley Passport Weekend something like: "The Weekend of Extreme Eating, Accompanied by Wine."And...