What Napa Valley wine facts you should know Before you head out on your Napa Valley wine country vacation here are some helpful Napa Valley facts. Be sure to watch the short Napa Valley Travel Tip movie at the bottom of this article. It’s extremely informative for the first time visitor. There are more than … Read more
Turkovich Family Wines – Delicious wines in Winters, CA Our exploration of the Yolo County wine country continues in the town of Winters, where Highway 128 begins its wine route to the West. We first learned about the Turkovich Family Wines at the TAPAS wine tasting in San Francisco. TAPAS is an event where wineries … Read more
Celebrating 50 Years of Wine Country Travels By our most conservative estimates, 2015 marks our 50th year of visiting wineries in California. It all began when my parents purchased a vacation home near the Russian River Resort town of Guerneville, back in 1963. I turned 21 later that year, so most likely our wine tasting … Read more
The Old Sugar Mill in Clarksburg is a very fascinating place. It was once the hotbed of sugar production in Northern California. Farmers grew a ton of beets in Clarksburg (now Chenin Blanc vines) and at the Sugar Mill processed those beets into sugar. When the U.S. lifted the tariffs on sugar, prices plummeted and … Read more
Bogle Vineyards tasting room For the next few days we are exploring the Yolo County wine country. This is our first trip to this area in search of wineries and tasting rooms. Our first day in Yolo took us to the Clarksburg area. In terms of wine, Clarksburg is famous for two reasons: Chenin Blanc … Read more
Urban Wine Xperience Pops Corks on Oakland Waterfront on August 1st in Jack London Square Unknown to many a wine lover is the large contingent of Urban wineries in the East Bay cities of Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda and Castro Valley. This is Urban Wine Country. On August 1st, in Jack London Square, wine lovers will have a chance to … Read more
Cass Winery in Paso Robles – hidden on the eastside Cass Winery in Paso Robles is one of our favorite wineries. It is tucked away on the backroad countryside east of Highway 101. We have the Cass Winery on our wine trail “Hidden Wineries Eastside” in our Paso Robles Wine Region section. A few things … Read more
Dick Vermeil is best known for his legendary NFL coaching career that netted him a Super Bowl title. These days the Coach is making some delicious wines under his own label. It is easy to think that Dick Vermeil might be using his football fame to sell wine. That is not the case with this celebrity. … Read more
MacRostie Winery and Vineyards on Westside Road After 28 years of making very fine Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in Sonoma Valley, Steve MacRostie finally has his dream tasting room and Pinot Noir winemaking facility. It is a beautiful piece of vineyard property located on scenic Westside Road that runs along the Russian River. There are many beautiful … Read more
One of our first discoveries in California wines was the Louis M. Martini Winery. My Dad had a customer who was in wine sales and would sell him Louis Martini, Charles Krug, and Wente Bros. wines by the case. This was in the mid 1960’s. Get this: A bottle of Louis Martini Cabernet Sauvignon was slightly under $2 a … Read more