Mollydooker’s Boxer Ronda Bowen, August 9, 2012October 10, 2025 Previously, Wining Husband and I had Mollydooker‘s Maitre D. We’d been seeing Mollydooker’s Boxer Shiraz in a few restaurants around town, but we hadn’t tasted it. Finally, we saw a huge deal on this wine at Trader Joe’s. We thought we would try it. This wine is very… Continue Reading
Fish and Bertagna’s Sangiovese Rose Ronda Bowen, August 8, 2012 A couple months ago, we visited the Bertagna Son Kissed Vineyards. We were quite taken with a few of their wines – one of them being the unique Sangiovese Rose, which almost had a sparkling quality to it. So, we had this wonderful wine hanging out in our cellar… Continue Reading
Dining Room Wine Area Makeover Ronda Bowen, August 5, 2012October 10, 2025 So today we got a major score! We’ve been talking about how we really needed a much better solution for storing our wine. Up until now, it had been in two roll-top cabinets, and boxes on top of and next to cabinets. We’ve also been wanting to catalog the… Continue Reading
Chateau Ste. Michelle’s Wines Ronda Bowen, August 1, 2012 I’m going to be candid for a moment. I’m not a big fan of Merlot. However, the first really good wine I had was a Merlot – and it was a Chateau Saint Michelle Merlot. I had it at a restaurant in Chicago, when I’d moved out that… 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
Odyssey Winery and Vineyards Ronda Bowen, July 28, 2012October 10, 2025 Odyssey Winery and Vineyards held an event featuring wine tasting and jazz music from the Eric Peter Trio. This winery is a hidden jewel located in Chico, California. At the event, there were five wines available for tasting. All grapes were grown at the Odyssey estate. The 2008 French Colombard… Continue Reading
Fondue and Wine Ronda Bowen, July 25, 2012October 10, 2025 Howard Stark: “Fondue is just cheese and bread, my friend.” (Captain America: The First Avenger, 2011) Fondue may be cheese and bread, but it’s anything but ordinary. Anyone who has enjoyed the experience of having fondue will tell you that it’s quite the treat – and it’s a lot of… Continue Reading
Tour de France of Wine at Creekside Cellars Ronda Bowen, July 24, 2012October 10, 2025 The Wining Husband and myself have made a habit of visiting Creekside Cellars once a week. Not only are their wine selections always excellent, but their cheese plate is quite the treat. This week’s selection had a French Wine theme. Here are the notes on the reds: Bugey-Cerdon “La Cueille”… Continue Reading
North Sierra Wine Trail Day 2 – Lucero, Grant Eddie, Renaissance, Clos Saron, and Bangor Ranch Ronda Bowen, July 23, 2012October 10, 2025 Today’s trek on the North Sierra Wine Trail involved stops at five vineyards, plus revisiting Hickman Family Farms. We started at Lucero and wrapped our way around Oregon House before heading back through Bangor and Oroville on our way home. Lucero Lucero Vineyards and Winery can be found all the way… 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