May 22, 2012

Barrel Tasting at Stuart Cellars

Barrel Tasting Stuart

I love being outdoors on a summer night.  I love the warm mugginess after a hot July day, a day where the world seems to come to a standstill because of the excessive heat, but relents and encourages us to come out and play in the evening.  The trees and flowers give off their musky scents, the westerly breeze sends the mercury dipping, but not too low - … [Read more...]

Introducing Vindemia's 2006 Commonwealth

Introducing Vindemia's 2006 Commonwealth

I had to check it for myself, I couldn't believe it. After the best palates at Taste Of Temecula ravished the wine trails at this years World Of Wine, I looked at some of the results and said, "Really, didn't they just open this weekend?" The responses from the crew were all the same, "It's really good wine!" Now, I believed them of course but I needed a … [Read more...]

Bell Wine Tasting at Temecula Wine Company

Bell Wine Tasting at Temecula Wine Company

I had a great Wednesday night. Temecula Wine Company hosted a tasting of Bell wines of Napa Valley.  The winemaker himself was the one talking us through the wines, making it a special treat, Anthony Bell grew up on, as he called it, a “wine farm” in South Africa. He came to America to attend UC Davis and eventually became the assistant winemaker at … [Read more...]