Wine Bottle Storage – Important Considerations (Guest Post) Ronda Bowen, June 2, 2013 I’ve decided that I will accept guest posts for this blog, especially while I’m pregnant, in order to provide you with fresh wine news. Here is the first from Chuck Withers over at Two Guys Wine Supplies. If you purchase good wine on a regular basis, it simply costs too… Continue Reading
December Wine Events Around the North State Ronda Bowen, November 29, 2012 Are you looking for something to do that’s wine related? Are you winery, cellar, or restaurant that would like publicity for wine events? If you are interested in having your event featured, please email us at events@winingwife.com. We would like to offer our readers a full list of wine events… Continue Reading
Creekside Cellars’ Wine and Cheese Fest Ronda Bowen, October 14, 2012 Every year, Creekside Cellars hosts wine and cheese fest. During the event, many people come in to taste wine and cheese from around the region. Wining Husband and I were curious and decided that we would attend. Boy, were there a lot of people there! We were glad we showed… Continue Reading
Sierra-Oro Farm Trail – Day One Ronda Bowen, October 6, 2012 The Sierra-Oro Farm Trail, like the North Sierra Wine Trail, is quite the North State event. There are many wineries and farms on the trail – 22 stops altogether – so it makes it difficult to see everything in the two-day schedule. So, we had to prioritize. We covered most… Continue Reading
Wine Events around the North State Ronda Bowen, September 27, 2012 Are you looking for something to do that’s wine related? Are you winery, cellar, or restaurant that would like publicity for its wine events/ If you are interested in having your event featured, please email us at info@winingwife.com. We would like to offer our readers a full list of… Continue Reading
Worldly Selection Ronda Bowen, September 15, 2012October 10, 2025 This week’s wine tasting at Creekside Cellars centered on wines from around the world. We tasted eight out of nine of the wines. The only wine we didn’t taste was the d’Arenberg “Hermit Crab” and that’s only because we’ve had it before, loved it, and purchased it for our cellar. Here… Continue Reading
Wednesday Night Wine Flight at Christian Michaels Ronda Bowen, September 12, 2012October 10, 2025 Wednesday nights are wine nights at Christian Michaels Ristoranté, where you can get 25% off your wine order. We went in thinking that we would take advantage of this, but then we saw that they offered flight tastings. We decided to try out the flights to see what wine… 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
Taste the Gold! Ronda Bowen, September 8, 2012October 10, 2025 This week’s tasting at Creekside Cellars focused on Gold and Double Gold winners from the 2012 California State Fair. We tried all 10 wines this week, and there wasn’t one that we thought was bad out of the lot. NV Korbel Brut Rosé, California ($14) – We’re not big… Continue Reading
Grey Fox New Release Party Ronda Bowen, September 7, 2012October 10, 2025 We were excited about the prospect of a new release wine-pairing dinner. We readied ourselves for an exciting wine experience when we received word that Grey Fox would be hosting a wine-pairing dinner. Traditionally, when I’ve heard the term wine pairing, I think of a dinner of several courses where… Continue Reading