April 20, 2010
I’m always seduced by wine labels from the Pacific Northwest. A few weeks back we tried some Columbia Valley reds that I picked up at Berkeley Bowl West merely because of the price and the attractive labels. Today, I’ll report on two Owen Roe reds that I got at Whole Foods, mainly because of the [...]
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February 11, 2010
Ferrari-Carano is at the northern end of Dry Creek Valley, quite near the dam. We went there after visiting Sbragia on a rainy Sunday afternoon. We wanted to taste their wines and have a picnic lunch. Unfortunately they don’t have covered picnic tables at this majestic chateau-like winery and it was too wet to sit [...]

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