Mood: Unstoppable
Wine Selection: Armida 2005 Sauvignon Blanc
 
SO much has happened! I moved to St. Helena. Started a new job. Brilliantly set up the internet, after only 400-500 attempts. I am UNSTOPPABLE! I have left my home and everyone I know to embark on a new journey I call “Erica becoming [...]

Mood: Toasty
Wine Selection: Merryvale’s 2005 “Hyde Vineyard” Chardonnay
 
Well, it’s Indian Summer alright. We are getting hot hot hot in Santa Cruz County and I’m in a cool wine mood. Merryvale, my new employer as of Oct 1., makes one of the best Chardonnays that I’ve tasted this year. No, it’s not because I’m biased, [...]

Mood: Thankful
Wine Selection: Sorry, you’re going to have to read on for that!
 
The scoop:

So, this may come as a shocker, but I’m moody. I know….the Moody Wine Drinker is moody? Who would have thought. My moodiness is the culprit for my lack of posts lately. Many of my loyal readers have [...]

Mood: Exhausted
Wine Selection: Trinity Oaks 2006 Chardonnay
 
Allow me to set the mood for you:
I don’t have that many days in which I have no agenda. I work two jobs, so the days off are few and far between, but when they do happen, I try to fit everything into that one day. [...]

Mood: Disappointed
Wine Selection: Alfaro Family’s 2006 “Lindsey Paige Chardonnay”

 
 
The first Harbor Beach Open volleyball tournament was May 3rd. I was excited to play with Melissa, there was no wind, and it was shaping up to be a great day. We lost our first game, working out the jitters and kinks, then our [...]