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Weekly Cellar Round-Up (“Significant” Birthday Edition, Week Two)
A couple of months ago, I had a “significant” birthday and as part of the seemingly non-stop several month celebration, I spent the week of the actual birthday out with good friends in Healdsburg, California. While I am certainly a … Continue reading →
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Sonoma County’s Historically Early Harvest Sets the Stage for an Exceptional 2026 Vintage
The Year Began with Weather Rollercoaster and Ended with Earliest Harvest in Years October 19, 2026 (Santa Rosa, CA) — Sonoma County winegrowers and wineries have just completed this year’s [...]
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Weekly Cellar Round-Up
Over the course of a week, I taste a bunch of wine, usually with friends, and almost always with my wife. Here are some of the wines we tasted over the past few weeks. These are wines that were not sent … Continue reading →
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Rounding up the Cattleya
There are not many days that go by that I don’t consider myself pretty darned lucky. Over the past fourteen plus years, I have travelled to some spectacular places, met some incredible people, and tasted thousands of wonderful wines. While … Continue reading →
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Musgo Wednesday: Patz & Hall Winery (Part 2)
A couple of weeks ago, I started this “Musgo Wednesday” theme. The concept came from our family “rule” that we try to clean out the fridge of any remaining leftovers–they “must go”. The goal was to carry this over to … Continue reading →
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Musgo Wednesday: Patz & Hall Winery
As I have stated a few times in this space, I really enjoy cooking and I like to think that I have gradually become better at it (although, if you ask my two boys, I doubt they have taken any … Continue reading →
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Tongue Dancer Wines: Spring Releases, the Whites
Although I have never really heard someone explicitly say it, I get the feeling that it is somehow “not cool” to say you like Chardonnay, particularly if you are male. I do not know if this stems from the stupid … Continue reading →
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Tongue Dancer Wines: Spring Releases, the Reds
I am about to hop on a plane to attend my older son’s graduation from graduate school. Yes, that is right, Nathan is about to receive a Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering. I would say “where did the time go?” … Continue reading →
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A Sonoma Coast Pinot That Has Me Planning My Return to Anaba — 2022 Felix Hunter Vineyard Pinot Noir
There are certain wine regions I find myself returning to again and again, and when it comes to Northern California Pinot Noir, the Sonoma Coast sits firmly at the top of that list. There’s something about the interplay of coastal influence, bright acidity, and layered fruit that consistently delivers wines of both energy and elegance.... Read More
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