In Vino Veritas

It has been a little while since I last wrote. Which is a bummer, because I have had so many fun wine experiences lately. The problem is that I have just been enjoying them for myself. I went tasting in Napa on several different occasions, and hit up some faves like La Rochelle, Darioush, Honig, Frog’s Leap, Round Pond, and Signorello. I had wonderfully friendly experiences at all of them. I have also had so many kooky ideas rattling around…

What do Danny DeVito, Steve Martin, and Kyle Maclachlan have in common? Besides being really down to earth, easy going individuals, I’ve helped them all pick out wine recently. It’s fun having a surprise guest that you’ve admired for years randomly show up and interact with you. Kyle Maclachlan of Twin Peaks fame has his own wine label from Washington that’s killer good. Pursued by bear and Little Bear are his two flagship labels. When asked where the name came…

Life has been odd lately. I think I'm heading in one direction and then the earth heaves beneath my feet tossing me in another direction altogether. I thought for a short while that wine would be pushed to the back seat for the time being, and then out of the blue plans changed. I moved from Los Angeles to the North Bay and then just moments later the Earth shifted and I found myself rolling back down the Pinball machine smack…

I took a mini-vacation last week, and I popped up to Sonoma County for some wine tasting. It was a glorious jaunt full of adventure, a cave with barrels, fluffy chairs, a bunch of giraffes and breathtaking views. D’Argenzio in Santa Rosa was the first winemaker we went to where Raymond D’Argenzio and his daughter Breanna were our hosts. Coincidentally, it was a barrel tasting which was very entertaining. We tried a few bottles including a fabulous white wine and…

  I went to a wine tasting last Wednesday. It was a blast. The Royal Wine Group and Herzog Wine Cellars put together their International Food & Wine Festival at the Hyatt Regency Central Plaza.     The event was all Kosher, and entailed a bevy of delicious food choices. There were tiny little bagels with cream cheese and smoked salmon, ribeye, amazing…