Mickey D Tweaks Burgers, Raises Prices, Gets Bopped in the Nose, Wine Hopes to Hit it Out of The Park, KFC Nuggets, An Over flowing Half a Glass and More!

A Master Class, Lots of Good Bites, Wine & Music, Bubbling Up with Rack & Riddle, Half a Glass and More in This Edition of Woody’s Whine

It was a beautiful sunny weekend for this year’s California Artisan Cheese Festival and we began on the grounds of the lovely Kendall Jackson Winery and gardens.

– My First Tour, Thought I’d Gotten A Fish Sandwich, Half a Glass and More in This Edition of Woody’s Whine

So of course we’ve taken friends on little wine cruises as they come to visit us but this was my first experience as a “compensated guide” – it was quite exciting.

Where Were You on Jan 1, Wendy’s No But Burger King Not So Bad, Still Can’t Get the Kids to Drink Wine and More in This Edition of Woody’s Whine

Don’t know where you were at noon on January 1, 2023 but we were at the Breathless Winery in Healdsburg enjoying sparkling wine and catered Asian food to match

– Top Wines of the Year Are From California

The two of the world’s most respected wine publications have chosen Cabernets from NorCal as their “Wine of the Year” and it cost one winery $700,000 to make it happen.

They Call Him the Godfather

When winemaker Joel Peterson, discovered vines in Sonoma County that had been planted in 1888 and were going to be removed he purchased the 152 acres that he now farms.

One of The Best Wines, Alexander Valley Pour’s it On, Not Such a Good Deal, Wine Tasting in Napa is Pricey and More!

Sangiovese is the most widely planted grapes in Italy. We were fortunate to have visited the region oh maybe 15 years ago and what I learned then is still good information today.

The Birthday Wine Tour, Gallo Going Long, KFC Nugget Update, Drinking Rose’ and More!

August is my birthday month on the 31st and opportunities developed in June and July that allowed us to create a months’ worth of wine tasting adventures that I hope you will enjoy

40 Years of Food and Wine Matching, The Egg & I, Pink Wine, Bubbles at The Grand Prix, KFC Tries Real Chicken Nuggets and More!

We’re going to cover a lot of ground, from a new way to match wine and food to wine in an egg, good pink wine, KFC is using real chicken, of course there’s more!

North Coast Wine Challenge Returns to Great Success, What’s Better Over in Lodi – East or West? Matching Cheese Gifts with Red Wine, Gallo Goes Off Right Tackle and More!

It was good to be out and about again tasting the “Best of the Best” in Santa Rosa as well as visiting another of our favorite wine regions over in Lodi.

Cheese Fest Returns and Brings Italian Buffalos, Marketing Wine to a Younger Generation that Doesn’t Seem Interested, CA Sparkling Wine Continues to Sparkle and 2019 Strong for Zinfandel and More!

Got to try my first sample of true Mozzarella di Bufala at the restarted California Artisan Cheese Festival and found it tasty and also found that the California wine industry is not doing its best in trying to reach younger drinkers

Is Napa’s Main Crop Cash, Not Grapes? The Lady is a Wine Legend But You’ve Never Heard of Her, Clean Wine – Not So Much and More!

The wine writer for the Wall Street Journal recently shared her thoughts regards the high prices in Napa wine and hotels drawing a response from the San Francisco Chronicle that shared where you can get a bagel for $2.50.

He’s Tasted 250,000 Wines In 40 Years, Gallo Grows Yet Again, Panera Bread Joins the Chicken Sandwich Battle – Sort of, Kendell-Jackson Goes to the Races, Please Consider for Your next Visit

I’ve followed James Suckling with the Wine Spectator magazine and now into his own tasting company. While what he tastes is usually beyond my budget his thoughts are still relevant and entertaining