When in Sonoma, why not start the day with Bubbles! The perfect picturesque place for this is Iron Horse Vineyards, a family-owned winery known for their Sparking Wine. You can taste wine outdoors in the sunshine with breathtaking views. Some of their Sparkling wine has been served multiple times at the White House. They also …
Teamwork and winemaking…
The beautiful property of Reeve Wines, owned by a dynamic husband and wife team (Noah and Kelly Dorrance), is a small production winery/farm. (I love that they have goats and chickens roaming around together!) Even though Noah is in charge of winemaking and production, they have a lot of support from all-star winemakers (check out …
Champagne wishes and Caviar dreams…
My second visit to Jordan Winery felt like my first visit to Jordan Winery (super exciting!). I was ready to taste Jordan’s collaboration bubbles with AR Lenoble and eat some delicious caviar. We arrived early for our tasting, so Maria (you are lucky if you get to meet her) showed us around the property. This …
So many Chandeliers…
Visiting Restoration Hardware (RH) Yountville during the day is pretty but this place comes alive at night. I wish I had a place like this where I lived. I would make it my “Cheers!” There is the Wine Vault for drinks, a Restaurant with olive trees as the centerpiece and of course a beautiful store …
A wine tasting dream…
To me, a dream combination of wine tasting is a female winemaker and beautiful wine. I achieved both at Corison Winery. The owner and winemaker is Napa superstar Cathy Corison. Even though it was a rainy day in Napa, walking in the doors of Corison made me smile. I mean how can you frown when …
I finally made it…
So cool to have visited the only Guinness Brewery in the US! Located in Baltimore County in the old Maryland Distilling Company space, roughly 40 minutes from Washington, DC. During our guided tour ($15pp), Rebecca, our dope tour guide, told us that one of the reasons this location was chosen was due to the great …
I am WOMAN, Hear Me Pour…
On Monday, a ride over the bridge led me to Palette 22 in Shirlington for the Maker’s Mark event “I am Woman Hear Me Pour.” This event was held to celebrate Margie Samuels, co-founder of Maker’s Mark. Throughout the evening, Rachel Ford, a Maker’s Mark Diplomat, told us not only did Margie come up with …
Back at it again…
Recently I went to happy hour at Vinoteca with a few Winos. This past Sunday, I ventured back because I had a really old gift card and finally found it (Thanks Tanisha!) – thank goodness it still worked! Happy hour is chill but brunch is on another level! You can order bottomless mimosas and people …
From Burgundy to Bordeaux…
From Burgundy to Bordeaux all in one day! This delicious 6-course wine dinner was held at Convivial. Through an interpreter, we were told the story and journey of Joël Duffau (the winemaker). Pricing on this wine is out of this world (in a good way)! My favorite, the Le Barry, an easy sipping red wine. …
Pour me the good stuff…
What a fabulous tasting at Domaine Storage DC (thanks @atastyjourney). We had the pleasure to listen to Benjamin Leroux discuss his delicious wines. He knew at age 13 that he wanted to be in the wine industry. I don’t know what you were doing at 13 but that’s serious wine love! Wine seems to have …
Birthday bottle…
I won these bubbles in a co-worker’s kid’s school raffle in 2009, after purchasing a raffle ticket. At the time, I didn’t really think much about it. Even though the bottle was marked “Priceless” it was always low on my list to open. Was it priceless to the original owner because they packed it carefully …
Tasting wine vertically…
Last week, I went to another Zachys DC tasting. Upon entering, we were greeted with a generous pour of Laurent-Perrier Rosé. Cathleen Burke-Visscher, Founder, of Wine Works & Co., guided us through a fabulous tasting from Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Chateau Fourcas-Borie and Chateau Lalande-Borie. It was so cool that we got to do a vertical tasting …
A pretty wine label with yummy wine inside…
I’ve been waiting to try this wine for a while. I decided last night was perfect. It’s made by Cruse Wine Co., a small boutique winery in Petaluma, California. I purchased this bottle at a wine shop in DC called Domestique. They have a lot of different, intriguing wines with very knowledgeable staff. Sometimes when …
If you cook it, they will come…
When people cook for you, to me, it’s an expression of love. So when one of my friends said she was making roasted lamb, sweet potatoes, delicate crispy kale and turkey bacon wrapped jalapeño poppers for dinner — another friend and I grabbed bottles of bubbles and wine then took the trek to her house. …
Somebody build me a fire so I can sip some Port…
Last week I went to a fabulous tasting at Zachy’s DC with Sophia Bergqvist from Quinta De La Rosa — with food from Perfect Little Bites! Since 1906, Quinta De La Rosa has been a family owned business located on the banks of the River Douro (Portugal). The property was a christening present given to …