I visited a bunch of really interesting wineries on last year’s tour of Mendocino, and I’ll continue spotlighting them until I work my way through my list! Next up: Nelson Family Vineyards. Winemaker Chris Nelson and I (and Oscar, one of the winery dogs) settled in at a picnic table under soaring redwoods to have a casual lunch and talk [...]
Read more →This couldn’t be easier — and turns out a juicy flavorful roast every time. Feel free to play fast and loose with the herbs you use. Herbes de Provence is my spicerack savior — I turn to it anytime I want a wonderful, sweet herbiness. But you could use fresh or dried rosemary, thyme, sage… Leftovers [...]
Read more →A few months ago I had the opportunity to sit down to lunch with Kilikanoon CEO Nathan Waks. That the winery’s website officially lists him as “major interferor (CEO)” tells you everything you need to know about this charming fellow. Well not quite, as the website goes on to explain: Better known as a musician, [...]
Read more →One of my favorite things about traveling to wine regions are those random wine treasures — wines I would have never had the opportunity to taste if I hadn’t happened to pull into that particular parking lot to check my driving directions, noticed there was a tasting room tucked in the corner of the building, [...]
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