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As California reopens, some wine countries are opening, some with restrictions. Check the wineries and restaurants you want to go to for reservations and whether they’re even open or not. Many wineries and restaurants in Napa are open and a group of wineries in Sonoma County are open, too. Check wineroad.com for sonoma county openings and on Instagram check in with visitnapa and Napavalley for lists of places that are open. Let’s rebuild this economy, support local businesses, and get back to normal.
Rambling on about the seltzer in place and how it’s affected the social aspect of our lives.
Looking for wines to pair with your Thanksgiving Day meal or maybe a Friendsgiving? Here are some recommendations.
With National Drink Beer Day looming it’s only appropriate to talk about the beer in the Bay Area. We have a lot to offer.
A brief overview of wine tasting regions across California (and the US) that are not Napa and Sonoma.
Decanting wines is a choice for people that desire the flavor profiles that are created by it. It is not a necessity that some believe but a choice to open up aromas and flavors. However, drinking wine is based on each person’s palate so to decant or not to decant is a decision based on what wine you’re drinking and who is drinking it.
Wines from all over the world have different characteristics and we never know if we’re going to like them unless we try them. I’m encouraging you to try wines you are unfamiliar with to expand you palate and deepen your knowledge of worldly wines.
Some of the wine locations in Chicago we discovered on our first trip to the Windy City.
After a blind tasting in Mountain View and not doing so well we wanted to have our own so my girlfriend bought some wines at Whole Foods and tested my knowledge.
What it’s like living in the Bay Area with regards to access to everything in a short time. Mountains, beach, big city, food, wine, and beer are all exuberantly available from the Bay Area.
The intro to my new podcast for everything wine, other drinks, food, and travel related to food and drink. I (and sometime es my girlfriend) discuss wine and drinks but also traveling and tasting food and drink from all over the country, and eventually the world. It’s related to my vlog on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube called Wine in 60 Seconds by The Drunken Somm.