White Rock Vineyards in Napa Valley - An Amazing Story One of Napa Valley's first wineries, White Rock Vineyards, established in 1870 in the foothills of Stag's Leap range, was later purchased and revived in 1977 by… Read More
Grape Stomping Parties in Santa Ynez Valley - One of the best things about Harvest time is all the fun harvest festivals and street fairs in Santa Ynez valley and Santa Barbara wine country. The other is stomping… Read More
Rosé Wine Tasting in Los Olivos: 6 Stellar Rosés - Spring has sprung, and that can only mean one thing in wine country: it's rosé season. This is the time of year when wineries release their new rosé, to be… Read More
Summer Recipe: White Peach Blueberry Sangria with Buttonwood Semi-Semi - Ok, so I'm on a Sangria kick now. Living and working on a microfarm is more work than I thought it would be! Sangria is helping me keep it together:… Read More
Bloody Rosé Sangria – Buttonwood Syrah Rosé - If you live near the Santa Ynez Valley in Santa Barbara's wine country, then you've heard of Buttonwood Farm & Winery's peaches. As you drive up Alamo Pintado between the… Read More
Bien Nacido Vineyards - Bien Nacido Vineyards in Santa Maria Valley Bien Nacido Vineyards are some of the most well-known vineyards in the world. 12 different grape varieties grow there and are famous for their ability… Read More
Food, Wine, Beer & Style in Historic Los Olivos, CA - New additions to Santa Ynez Valley's charming town of Los Olivos make a fun-filled summer road trip or weekend. The small and quaint town of Los Olivos – the jewel… Read More
Roll out the Barrels in San Luis Obispo Wine Country - This yearly wine event happens every June, kicking off summer with a fun Thursday night food and wine event in downtown SLO's Mission Plaza. At Barrels in the Plaza, sample… Read More
The Great Grape Stomp – Kalyra Winery - “Why are you all dressed alike? What’s with the polka-dots?” The slightly tipsy woman was staring at the seven of us dressed in various impersonations of Lucy and Ethel stomping… Read More
Summer Wine: Sauvignon Blanc - One of my favorite summer wines is Sauvignon Blanc. (The other one is Rosé, but that's a whole other post). I would describe Sauvignon Blanc as fresh, lemony and grassy...it reminds me… Read More
