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

Wine and music pair well together, they always have. BottleRock is a music and wine festival that is held annually in Napa. I’ve always wanted to go but never get around to buying tickets before they are sold out. This year I owe a huge thanks to Cakebread Cellars. They hosted an Instagram contest to win a VIP ticket to one of the days and I won! I choose Sunday, which is the last day of the festival. I opted to take the bus up, at $60 for a round trip ticket from San Francis