Taste Washington

Over the weekend, I headed down to the Taste Washington seminars with one of my winemaking buddies. Being my first event like this, I really had no idea what to expect.  After finding the conference center hallways set up nice long tables full of excellent wines from Washington State, I knew [...]

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What’s in That Wine?!

Dr Vino brings up an interesting trend in wine making where the wine maker (or marketing department) is actually listing out all of the ingredients on the back label. A couple thoughts on this. 1. lets not bring any more regulations to this industry and require wines to list ingredients. 2. I like the idea of seeing what [...]

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New Beginnings: A 1st Child and South African Syrah

Last week my wife Isabell and I became proud parents of our first child, a baby boy. To celebrate this grand occasion – not to mention Bell being able to have wine again – we decided to open a unique bottle we have been saving for a while now: a 2004 Gilga Syrah from South [...]

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Dutcher Crossing 2006 Maple Vineyard Zinfandel

There’s a lot of great Zinfandel being made in the Dry Creek Valley, but I’d argue some of the best best uses fruit sourced from Maple Vineyard.  For a perfect example of this excellence, look no further than Dutcher Crossing Winery and its 2006 Maple Vineyard Zinfandel. Even hard-to-impress members of the Healdsburg wine community agree [...]

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Paseo: Pure Goodness in Seattle

The second stop on Seattle’s sandwich triumverante tour, Paseo is just the kind of place would lead Anthony Bourdain to say something obscene about cuba, the caribbean, or the combination of incredibly fresh baguette, roasted pork, jalapenos, grilled onions, mayo, and a piece of lettuce.   Don’t waste time getting lost on the menu, get the [...]

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