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Mm Mm Mm My Sonoma!

I knew setting out this morning that today would probably be the last day I would go wine tasting during my time in California. After two days of wine, I was getting wined out. Alarming isn’t it, that someone can become so saturated with wine tasting that it becomes enough. I was reaching that threshold.

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A Great Day to Turn Thirty-Fifteen

At the entrance to the Caymus tasting room.

Another confession. It’s June 10th and it’s my birthday. Yeah yeah, I know. Why didn’t I say anything? I didn’t say anything because birthdays are tricky for me. Gone are the days of the three in one birthday parties put on by my mother for all [...]

Swirling the Zin

Swirly Girl Rose getting ready to rock the Swirl

So, we did it. We swirled. First we did it clockwise and then we did it counterclockwise… just to honour those who like it that way (and you know who you are). It was FABULOUS!

Okay, I’ll stop it before you begin to suspect I’m [...]

The Evolution of Zinfandel

Zin just ready for harvest

Oh Zinfandel… you first introduced yourself to me in your sweet pink rendition, sometime when I was in my early twenties and taking my first baby steps into the world of wine. For a time your name was synonymous with all pink wines, so when thirsty travelers with their California skin tanned to the tone [...]