2010 Could Turn Out to be One of the Best California Vintages in Years It was touch and go in August and September when vineyards were reporting that grapes were not ripening due to the unusually cool summer. Growers were worried that leaving the fruit on the vine until October could be disastrous if the [...]
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German Riesling Now that the weather has finally warmed up, we’ve put the cabernets and zins on the back shelf and moved the lighter whites to the front. We tend to drink more of the lighter wines because their alcohol content is quite a bit lower than the reds. Rieslings average 10.5% alcohol while some [...]
Albariño Now that the weather has warmed up, we’ve been able to eat our meals outdoors on the patio. The photo above isn’t my patio. It’s actually Al and Tipper Gore’s patio at their new home in Montecito, CA. If it were my patio, I would be sitting there right now. Our patio backs up [...]
Muscadet Summertime and the livin’ is easy. It doesn’t matter if you live near the ocean, a lake, a cool river or a swimming pool, when the weather heats up we all enjoy being by the water. A very dry, zesty white wine from France, Muscadet is perfect for sipping on a hot summer day. [...]
