My last day in the US, Brett and I decided to take a little trip down to Clarksburg to taste a little more wine and to really say goodbye to Todd and…

Wow....one of the reasons I had (or wanted I should say) to be in Sacramento before leaving to Taiwan was to go to an event with my wine group I belo…

I wanted to make sure to work a couple more days before I left Sacramento for Taiwan but I wasn't sure I would be able to because I moved out of my h…

Todd Taylor wines are single vineyard designated wines. That means each wine comes from its own vineyard and there is no blending involved. By leas…

Another fun day of volunteering down at the Old Sugar Mill for Todd and Gloria Taylor!  Today was the official release of the Tempranillo which …

On our way back to Sacramento for Thanksgiving dinner, I wanted to show Liz another one of my favorite wineries in the Napa Valley.  Unfortunate…

I wanted to give Liz a taste of our beautiful wine country and what better place to take her than the Napa Valley!  Our first stop was a peek at…

I belong to a local wine group in Sacramento called Vinous Envy. We often have events that involve wine pairings and dinner parties but sometimes we …

Domaine Chandon is located in the Napa Valley and practices the traditional French sparkling winemaking practices established by their French Champag…

Hans Fahden is a beautiful winery tucked deep in the hills of Calistoga, about 30-45 minutes north of Napa. We had the opportunity to visit and try …

Located in the Russian River Valley area of Sonoma County, Hop Kiln is situated on a California historic landmark. This property has been a working …

Well, I thought I needed to include one actual blog entry for my days of volunteering down at Todd Taylor Winery. I am writing a review of the winery…

Several of my co-workers mentioned one of the attorneys we regularly work with is a winemaker...Huh? What? Where? Of course I have to check out his w…

Lava Cap Winery is located in El Dorado County in the Sierra-Nevada foothills, about an hour east of Sacramento. Volcanic eruptions from now extinct…

While exploring the El Dorado wine region, we stopped off at Madroña Vineyards to check out their wines. As I am new to the El Dorado wine region, …

Second to wine tasting, one of my greatest joys about moving to Northern California is the selection of local microbreweries. I attended a Beerfest …

Andretti winery is definitely one vineyard to check out on your Napa wine travels. It is owned by racing legend, Mario Andretti, and longtime friend…

I stumbled upon Arroyo winery many years ago after an article appeared in Southwest magazine on the top 5 lesser known vineyards to hit in the Napa r…

Vincent Arroyo is a very small boutique vineyard located in Calistoga off Highway 29 and the main winery path.  Vincent has become more popular …

Several months following harvest, Sattui has a barrel tasting party, providing the first opportunity to taste the new 2007 wines.&nbsp…

After spending a couple days in San Francisco at a legal conference for work, I decided to take a quick trip up to Napa and visit my favorite vi…

We ended up spending the entire day at Sattui between the tour, tasting, and then our beautiful lunch!  We had 4:30 reservations for the to…

Thought I had to include a review of the V. Sattui Winery since it is my favorite! Their wines cannot be purchased anywhere except direct from the v…

If a trip to wine country is in your future, I recommend trying to coordinate it with some type of winemaker dinner, a private event, or perhaps a wi…

Trying to get a room in Napa Valley, especially around the holidays can be tricky. I lucked out at the last minute and got a room here through Pricel…

Although these pictures are from before I moved to Northern California, I thought they belonged with this blog anyway.  I snuck up several times…