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
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
Three Grocery Outlet Wines Ronda Bowen, September 5, 2012October 10, 2025 Out of curiosity, Wining Husband and I decided to pick up three wines from Grocery Outlet recently. They were fine, not great, but not awful either, as many cheap wines can be. For those on a budget, we’d recommend any of these three. 2010 Les Deux Rives Corbières… Continue Reading
A Labor of Love Tasting Ronda Bowen, September 1, 2012October 10, 2025 This week’s tasting at Creekside was called “A Labor of Love.” The wines at this tasting were all made by family-owned wineries, and the cheeses were provided by family-owned dairies and cheese-makers. We tried eight of the ten wines (We skipped the Frank Family Chardonnay only because we’ve had… Continue Reading
Wine Review: Sandeman Port Ronda Bowen, August 30, 2012October 10, 2025 If you’ve ever watched the television show, Frasier, you may be aware of the wonderful after-dinner treat known as “Sherry.” Port is also quite a nice after-dinner treat. Lately, Wining Husband and myself have been sitting down to watch old TV shows on Netflix, and sipping on either Sherry,… Continue Reading
Wine and Cheese for a Summer’s Eve Ronda Bowen, August 25, 2012October 10, 2025 This week’s tasting at Creekside had several stars. We tasted eight out of the ten wines offered, and enjoyed most of them. The theme for this week was wines that can be enjoyed during the summer – either as summer sipping wines or as accompaniments to summer food fare…. Continue Reading
New Clairvaux Barbera Ronda Bowen, August 21, 2012October 10, 2025 New Clairvaux provides a wonderful, full-bodied, choice of wines. Their Barbera is no exception to the rule. If you’re looking for a wine that will go with many of your chicken dishes (think chicken Marsala, chicken cordon bleu, and even faux fried chicken), this is your wine. It also… 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
2011 Chateau Ste. Michelle’s Horse Heaven Chenin Blanc Ronda Bowen, August 14, 2012October 10, 2025 This lovely wine had citrus notes to it. The wine was created at the Horse Heaven Vineyard, and we purchased it from Chateau Ste. Michelle when we did the winery tour. The Horse Heaven Chenin Blanc was light and easy drinking. It makes a great summer wine. The only… Continue Reading
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