Mood: Springy
Wine Selection: 2003 Ilona Howell Mountain

The birds are chirping, the sun is out and I’m ready to clean, clean, clean! The thought of cleaning make you cringe? It won’t after you hear my new motto…never clean without a glass of wine! Do you like it?! I thought you would.
The wine of choice for [...]

Mood: Fed UP!

Wine Selection: Louis M. Martini Lot 1

I’m not going to give anymore excuses as to why I haven’t written a post for so long, but the good news is I think this is going to be a good one.  For years people have been saying they don’t like wine writers, wine ratings, Robert [...]

Mood: Enlightened
Wine Selection: Bonny Doon’s 2000 Le Cigare Volant
Happy New Year All!  I had a fantastic bringing in of the New Year.  It involved awesome wine and great food.  Cafe Cruz, a Santa Cruz County favorite restaurant, came through with a delightful roasted chicken with garlic roasted potatoes…YUM! 
I brought the vino, not because Cafe Cruz doesn’t [...]

Mood: Thankful
Wine Selection: Gatos Locos “Santa Cruz Mountain” Pinot Noir
 
 

I’m nearing the end of month two in St. Helena. I have flirted with loneliness, dodged depression, and met a few great people. Merryvale is great! Luckily, I love my job! The people I work with are diverse and I intend [...]

Mood: Amused

Wine Selection: Flora Springs 2005 Trilogy
I love Halloween when it falls on a Friday! You get to dress up at work, dress up in the evening, scare some little kids when you give out candy, then go out! Can’t beat that. In my case, the ladies at Merryvale, were invited to [...]