Stop scratching your head.   Stop wrinkling your nose.   Good aged white wine?  Could it be possible? Visit countless wineries and you will hear the same advice repeatedly:   “Drink your white wines young, maybe one or two years post release.”    And generally, this advice is true.  However, there are some white wines which can be aged […]

As the year 2009 closes out this week, most of us have a sense that age and time are fleeting.   It seems as if it was not that long ago that many of us were throwing the door open and greeting the arrival of 2009 with hope and enthusiasm.   As we prepare to do the […]

Why is it that Cabernet Sauvignon wine in Napa Valley can taste so different?    Where the grapes are planted influences wine greatly.   It is often said that “location” is everything and that is particularly true with wine.   In Napa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon is king due to its ease of growth and adaptability to the region’s […]

If you have ever visited Napa Valley and gone wine tasting, you know that many wineries have a canine resident.   These friendly, easy-going furry friends are commonly referred to as “Winery Dogs.”   The Winery Dogs have become so popular that a coffee table book was published about them a few years ago.    Naturally, after becoming […]

  I sit here on a quiet late evening.     The windows of the house are open; a cool summer night breeze is gently floating in and keeping me company.    My neighborhood is silent as if to imply that the whole world is soundly sleeping and completely unaware of what I am doing.    In my wine […]