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

Here’s a secret, anyone can host a wine party. Why host a wine party, because it’s fun, that’s why. You only need a few basic things: People Wine Pen & Paper/Cellphones to take notes Palate Cleansers So the first step is find the people, which seems easy enough. The second step is to find the wine you are going to taste. There are lots of ways to do this and suggestions are below: Pick a region, have each guest bring a bottle from that region Assign a varietal and vintage, h