
Rocca Rocked My World
As I mentioned yesterday, this past October I recently hosted some wine parties with my father. For one of these parties we focused on Rocca Family Vineyards, which has been a favorite of my father for years. Founded in 1999 their debut bottling was a 2000 Syrah. Although we had a Syrah in our cellar we focused more on their Bordeaux offerings. We tasted the: 2012 Vespera, Napa Valley Red Blend 2013 Vespera, Napa Valley Red Blend (Parker gave it 95 points) 2013 Grigsby Vineya

A Rosé By Any Other Name
To me the greatest joy of wine is sharing wine. So with that in mind my dad and I planned a few wine parties at his house this past October. The first party focused on Pinot Noir Rosés from a variety of regions. The popularity of Rosé has waxed and waned over the years but at the moment it's popular, crazy popular. Don't believe me? Check out the #roséallday. We started with a 2015 Donovan Parke wine from California, it had a deep color with an aroma of honey and smoke, but t

FEAST on this
Normally when I'm writing about wines from states outside of California I don't have the benefit of actually being in those states to taste the wines, but earlier this month I got to visit Oregon. I've been enjoying Oregon wines for a number of years but somehow have never actually been to Oregon (in adulthood). This trip was inspired by a desire to see friends and a desire to go to FEAST Portland an annual food and wine event sponsored by Bon Appétit. I had wanted to attend