New Clairvaux 2013 Primativo Release Tasting Ronda Bowen, September 8, 2014 Yesterday, we headed over to the tasting room at New Clairvaux Vineyards to check out their new wine releases. We hadn’t been for a while thanks to me being pregnant with baby girl, and we wwere excited to see what they had going on. We tasted six wines while there,… Continue Reading
Tasting Notes: A Collection of California Wine and Cheese Ronda Bowen, September 3, 2014 *These notes are from a tasting in March, 2013 at Creekside Cellars. While Creekside Cellars is no longer open, these wines can be found at a variety of places. I have a stack of tasting notes I will be sharing over the coming weeks from tastings held at this wonderful… Continue Reading
Celebrate! September is California Wine Month Ronda Bowen, September 29, 2012 This week’s tasting at Creekside Cellars was in honor of California Wine Month, and all wines were from California vineyards. As always, there were some real stars of the show and there were a couple of wines that were fine, but would have specific uses (for example, as an… Continue Reading
New Clairvaux New Release Party Ronda Bowen, September 9, 2012October 10, 2025 New Clairvaux Vineyard is a personal favorite. They always deliver when it comes to good, quality wine. They had a release party for their Aimée Old Vine Zinfandel and Napa Valley Primativo, and they allowed us to taste many of their quality wines. Here’s a rundown of our notes…. Continue Reading
Creekside Summertime Wines Ronda Bowen, August 18, 2012October 10, 2025 This week’s theme at Creekside was summertime wines. We tasted eight out of nine of the offered wines, and we liked all but one of the wines (and that one was still pretty good. All of the wines were meant to be refreshing and fun – the perfect wines… Continue Reading
Creekside’s Grilling Wines Tasting Ronda Bowen, July 29, 2012October 10, 2025 This weeks tasting focused on wines that pair well with grilled foods. The cheese plate featured the added bonus of grilled marinated sausage. It was definitely a very fun tasting at Creekside Cellars. We started off with the whites, and skipped the sparkling. The first white was the 2011 Terranoble… Continue Reading
North Sierra Wine Trail Day I – Grey Fox Vineyards and Hickman Family Vineyards Ronda Bowen, July 22, 2012October 10, 2025 The first day of our participation in the North Sierra Wine Trail event was wonderful. We started by visiting Long Creek Winery and Quilici Vineyards. The other two wineries we visited on Saturday were Grey Fox Vineyards and Hickman Family Vineyards. Both of these vintners offered consistently very good wine. Grey… Continue Reading