Artisan Wine Lounge and Cafe
Beth and I had a free Wednesday evening the other week so we decided to head over to one of the newer local wine destinations in the East Bay, Artisan Wine Lounge and Cafe. The lounge sits just off the much busier Locust St in...
Rosenblum Sold
Another family-owned winery has been bought out by a mega-conglomerate wine company. Following in the footsteps of other such pioneering family wineries like Mondavi and Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, Rosenblum Cellars of Alameda has been sold to Diageo for US $105 million. ...
K&L Wines UGC Bordeaux (2005) Tasting
On Saturday 01/19/08, I had the outstanding opportunity to attend the latest Wine.com Engenders Major Scorn Amid Shipping Sting
Wine.Com has taken the esoteric and somewhat archaic direct wine shipping laws into their own hands. At the very end of last year Wine.Com, took direct aim at competing online wine retailers by engaging in their own "sting operation" to flush out competing retailers that flout the direct wine shipping laws. Wine.com claims...
New Lifetime Favorite Wine
Last night I had the surreal experience of having a wine that makes my lifetime favorites list. Indeed, this wine must be within the top 3 that I have ever tasted. Last night we went over to the apartment of our new friends Jeff and Andrea, for a night of food, drinks and...