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

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

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