2009 Whitcraft Stolpman Vineyard Syrah Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Barbara County. This winter is unusually cold here in Southern California and to keep in the spirit we were gladly experimented with numerous delicious wine soaked…
We meet Rainer Christ of Weingut Christ in San Francisco at the “Austria Uncorked Event” where we had a chance to taste several of his new wines and talk about his wine making philosophy.
As we showed up without an appointment at Cavalier Bartolomeo’s cellar door in Italy he still smiling invited us for a taste. The winery is located in the hearth of Barolo, in the medival town…
Zinfandel Today we will talk about ZIN…. not that kind of zin (sin)…. Zinfandel is a red wine grape, genetically traced back to Croatia as Crljenak kaštelanski and to Italy and also known as Primitivo. It…
Join us tonight for a live tasting of Wines of Chile! We have 12 exciting wines to try and can’t wait. Starting at 5pm Pacific time as we will taste wines from Chile for the…
Growing up and traveling in Europe we had our fair share of Riesling in Germany, Austria, Alsace and Hungary, and are glad to see the huge increase of popularity among US wine & food lovers…
The chill of autumn is sneaking into the air (even though it is over 75 during the day in California) and we are thinking of wines to keep us warm. We love to find good…
Bonterra Rosé ’09 with pizza and pool… Oh the seductive power of PINK! If you are a rosé wine lover then you know exactly what we mean by that – you either Love it or Hate…
Ferrari-Carano 2009 Fumé Blanc We are always looking for a “good wine deal” and are so glad to found this awesome Fumé Blanc from Ferrari-Carano. Well this was a so called “great bargain” because we purchased it…
Edelweiss 2010 Riesling You are lucky because we are both big fans of Riesling (Judit grew up with it in Europe and Corina likes to pair it with Spicy Orange Peel Chicken) so you can…
Have you ever had a bottle that was too pretty to open? We have, and we really appreciate the aesthetic of a beautiful hand-dipped wax seal on a wine bottle, even though it is another…
Artiste Tasting Studios In the heart of the romantic town of Los Olivos in the Santa Ynez Valley, among quaint shops and restaurants, lies the Artiste Tasting Studios. Upon entering the inviting French doors of…