Wine (and food) Blog

Dan’s “Shoulda Been Blue Ribbon” Chili
Stolen from an old Email that Dan sent in his Back Room days. This is the Chili Dan will be trotting out for our cook off. Can’t believe I have
Dyer: The Soul of a Mountain
Dyer Wines Give a Mountain a Voice Friends, We recently visited Bill and Dawnine Dyer at their tiny mountain vineyard and tasted through some library vintages. This feels like a

Post & Vine: A Taste of California History
Post & Vine: 2019 Testa Vineyard Old Vine Field Blend 2021 Mule Plane Vineyard Carignane The Post & Vine wines embody the rugged honesty and sense of place of Old

Buy It – Walter Hansel Pinot Noir “South Slope” 2021
A Pinot Noir that will please every palate. I mean it:. This Pinot Noir is so good I’ll recommend it, without reservations, to both Pinot-philes and my Cab-loving customers. The

Buy It – Green & Red Petite Sirah “Tip Top” Napa Valley 2019
Here for your pleasure is a Mountain Red with teeth-staining concentration, buckets of black & blue berry flavors, Southern French-like spice & herb pleasures and an army of tannins on

Burgers and Wine Pairings – Diary of a Wine Daddy
The best Burgers and Wine Pairings Being a Dad in Wine Country has its advantages. My 6 year old daughter Talia (note this was written in 2018) gets invited to