Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss An Interview with Alexandra Henkelman of Omega Road Winery winetastingbliss.com - John As “sheltering in place” drags on, we like to think of happier times. Those memories include numerous visits to family-owned Omega Road Winery. So it …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss An Interview with Michael Chalkley of Enoteca Five winetastingbliss.com - John With the declaration of “Shelter at Home” keeping us all away from wineries and tasting rooms, we thought that the next best thing would be an …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss Visiting Rombauer Vineyards winetastingbliss.com - John We were looking for a picturesque, delicious winery to complete our day in Napa, with a focus on wineries we had not visited before. We found a …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss A Tour and Tasting at Schramsberg Vineyards winetastingbliss.com - John What a day! It was time to sip and learn, or learn and sip actually, as we toured and tasted at the amazing Schramsberg Vineyards. We recently had a …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting BlissWineries Omega Road Winery’s New Releases winetastingbliss.com - John As the vineyards start to show bits of green along their vines, our yearning for new winetasting experiences grows. What new wines are being poured …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss Springtime at Page Mill Winery winetastingbliss.com - John Springtime comes early to the Livermore Valley. Around Valentine’s Day the vines wake up and send their first tentative new shoots out into the …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss Enoteca Five winetastingbliss.com - John Exploring new wineries never gets old! On this crisp spring day, we had the pleasure of discovering a hidden gem in Livermore: Enoteca Five. As the …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss Rosa Fierro Cellars winetastingbliss.com - John After a lovely Valentine’s Day celebrating our love, we had the weekend to celebrate our other passion: wine! We chose to explore a new winery (for …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss Valentine’s Day at Ruby Hill Winery winetastingbliss.com - John Valentine’s Day in wine country offers so many opportunities to show your sweetie how much you care. This year we celebrated the day with the Mello …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss A Bottle Of Wine By The Numbers winetastingbliss.com - John While sipping on your favorite wine have you ever considered all of the work and expense that went into getting that wine into your glass? Here is a …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss Uncorked: SF 2020 winetastingbliss.com - John The day had arrived! This year’s Uncorked: SF was upon us, so the waiting was over. It was a sunny, beautiful after a week of dreary, so we happily …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss Checking Out the Newair 29 Bottle Wine Cooler winetastingbliss.com - John Like most wine lovers, we tend to accumulate wine. We have bottles of wine everywhere! Living in California, though, means that we need to pamper our …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss A Winter Tasting at Concannon Vineyard winetastingbliss.com - John It was the depths of winter in Livermore and we were feeling sorry for ourselves. There were clouds in the sky and the temperature was barely …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss Upcoming: Uncorked SF! winetastingbliss.com - John In just a few weeks a festival with fine wine and great food is returning to the incredible Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture. Its time to get …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss Understanding Wine Review Point Scores winetastingbliss.com - John Spend any time at all around wine and wineries and a wine’s “point score” will become a topic of conversation. But what does it mean that a wine has …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss Tasting Jigar Wines winetastingbliss.com - John As the Taste of Route 116 was coming to an end for us, we had time for just one more winery. The answer was clear: we needed to visit Jigar Wines. …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting BlissHarvest Moon Tasting Harvest Moon Winery winetastingbliss.com - John We were well into our day of tasting along Route 116, savoring wineries new and familiar. Our next stop was one of our favorites: Harvest Moon …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss An Introduction to Bowman Cellars winetastingbliss.com - John One of the best parts of the annual Taste of Route 116 event is the chance to explore new wineries. This year was no exception! We were very excited …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting BlissWine Wine and Truffle Tasting at Las Positas Vineyards winetastingbliss.com - John Two of our favorite flavors are chocolate and wine. That made the “Chocolate Truffle and Wine Pairing” event at Las Positas Vineyards the perfect way …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting BlissWine Tasting Holidays in the Vineyards 2019 winetastingbliss.com - John The Livermore Valley has a lot to enjoy during the holidays, but snow is not on the list. The way we like to get in the holiday spirit is to …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting BlissWineries Tasting Taft Street Winery winetastingbliss.com - John We were enjoying the annual Taste of Route 116 event, which gave us an ideal excuse to visit one of our favorite Russian River tasting rooms: Taft …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting BlissWineries A Club Tasting at Balletto Vineyards winetastingbliss.com - John Being a member of a winery’s wine club has so many benefits that it is difficult to limit our memberships. One annual event that keeps us coming back …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss 2019 Holiday Gift Guide winetastingbliss.com - Sarah Were you getting worried that I might not be here again to help you find the perfect wine related gift for your loved ones this holiday season? Rest …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss Our First Visit to Volatus Wine winetastingbliss.com - John There are so many paths that take people into opening a winery! One of the most interesting first careers? Being a real-life Top Gun fighter pilot! …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss Steinbeck Vineyards and Winery winetastingbliss.com - John When seven generations of a family focus on growing grapes and making wine, wonderful things result. We recently experienced some of those wonderful …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss Mitchella Vineyard and Winery winetastingbliss.com - John Visiting wineries of all sizes can be so enjoyable, but we definitely prefer the experiences found in visiting those small, boutique wineries that …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss Eberle Winery winetastingbliss.com - John It was Day Two of our Paso Robles trip and we were so excited that we were breakfasted, checked out of our hotel, and ready for wine tasting …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss LXV Wines winetastingbliss.com - John Wine tasting in Paso Robles offers so many options! After a full afternoon of winery visits, we were ready to wrap up day one with a totally unique …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss Herman Story Wines winetastingbliss.com - John After some amazing tastings along the ridgelines of Paso Robles, we chose to experience some of the tasting rooms in the center of town. Our first …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss Le Cuvier Winery winetastingbliss.com - John Paso Robles is home to so many wonderful wineries! The next stop on our wine tasting tour featured natural wines guided gently toward their destiny, …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss Yarra Yering winetastingbliss.com - John With only two weeks to tour four regions of Australia, our itinerary was tight. But fear not, we DID save some time to do some wine tasting. Top of …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss The Beauty of Fleurs de Prairie Rosé winetastingbliss.com - John Beautiful wine abounds, but what about beautiful wine supporting beauty in the community? We were introduced to Fleurs de Prairie Rosé, which is …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss What is Disgorgement? winetastingbliss.com - John The word “disgorgement” may not sound like a good thing, but to people who love champagne, the word is a favorite. So what is disgorgement and why …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting BlissIcon version of the Flipboard logo Pinot Noir: Battle of the Clones winetastingbliss.com - John Gertrude Stein said that “A rose is a rose is a rose.” It turns out, though, that a Pinot Noir is not exactly a Pinot Noir or a Pinot Noir. We spent …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting BlissIcon version of the Flipboard logo An Eagle Ridge Release Party to Remember winetastingbliss.com - John A highlight of any wine club membership is the associated wine release parties. In fact, we typically choose our memberships based primarily on the …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss Springtime in the Vineyards winetastingbliss.com - John Ah, springtime! The cold, dark days of winter give way to earlier sunrises, warming breezes, and the first signs of life returning to the vineyards. …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss Upcoming: Barrel Tasting Weekend winetastingbliss.com - John It is mere weeks until the kick-off of the 2019 winetasting season in Livermore! The weekend of March 23-24 will bring a perennial favorite: Barrel …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss A World Without Wine? winetastingbliss.com - John Stories of a future apocalypse abound, ranging from zombie outbreaks to massive meteor strikes. A new novel foretells an equally grim future: a world …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss A World Without Wine? winetastingbliss.com - John Stories of a future apocalypse abound, ranging from zombie outbreaks to massive meteor strikes. A new novel foretells an equally grim future: a world …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss Almost Valentines Day Champagne Tasting winetastingbliss.com - John The pressure slowly grows as the calendar winds inexorably toward the highest stakes holiday of the year: Valentine’s Day. K&L Wines provided the …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss Love, Tilly Devine winetastingbliss.com - John It is a small world, after all! How else could a chance encounter in a Paris wine bar lead to an amazing experience in a Australian wine bar? That’s …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting BlissIcon version of the Flipboard logo d’Art Wines Delivers Another Masterpiece winetastingbliss.com - John August in Lodi: brown hills, green vineyards, and deep purple grapes. A perfect visual palatte for any wine lover. What could be more wonderful to …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting BlissIcon version of the Flipboard logo A Leisurely Tasting at Cedar Mountain Winery winetastingbliss.com - John So it was the “Bonus Monday” part of the Livermore Valley Harvest Celebration and we were ready for a change of pace. We had visited a dizzying …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting BlissIcon version of the Flipboard logo The Livermore Harvest Festival 2018 winetastingbliss.com - John Labor Day Weekend means just one thing to Livermore wine lovers: the Harvest Festival. With so many wineries offering special tastings, live music, …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting BlissIcon version of the Flipboard logo Honoring the Gruner Veltliner Grape winetastingbliss.com - John Grüner Veltliner may not be a name on the tip of the tongue of the average wine lover, but there is quite a bit to like about this somewhat obscure …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting BlissIcon version of the Flipboard logo K&L Wines Celebrates 2012 Champagnes winetastingbliss.com - John Dom Pérignon, the monk known as the father of champagne, was said to pronounce when he first tasted champagne, “Come quickly, I am tasting the …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting BlissIcon version of the Flipboard logo Rosenblum Cellars winetastingbliss.com - John It was a lovely day strolling Jack London Square, enjoying a bustling Farmers Market on this warm August Sunday. As we reached the end of the …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting BlissIcon version of the Flipboard logo Upcoming: Grape Stomp Competition winetastingbliss.com - John Have you ever yearned to lend a hand (or a foot) to winemakers as they work through the transformation from grape bunches to delicious wine? What …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting BlissIcon version of the Flipboard logo The Classic Wines of Cuda Ridge winetastingbliss.com - John Classics come in many forms. One particularly intriguing combination of classics is a mainstay in the Livermore wine scene, combining classic cars, …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting BlissIcon version of the Flipboard logo Breaking Up With Your Wine Club winetastingbliss.com - John Wine clubs bring so much joy! The release parties, the special wine access, the tasting perks; there is a lot to like. But once in a great while the …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting BlissIcon version of the Flipboard logo Upcoming: Livermore’s Annual Harvest Wine Celebration winetastingbliss.com - John It is almost Labor Day, do you have your plans set? On event that we try to attend every year is Livermore’s Harvest Wine Celebration. So many …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss Mumm Napa and the Photography of Todd Hido winetastingbliss.com - John Art comes in many forms, and many times combining art forms results in a whole that is greater than the sum of the parts. Such was the case when Mumm …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting BlissIcon version of the Flipboard logo Rios-Lovell Estate Winery winetastingbliss.com - John With Livermore home to so many great wineries, it is easy to fall into a rut, visiting the same few wineries over and over. Recently we decided to …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss Tasting Champagne at Alaine Mercier and Sons winetastingbliss.com - John After spending an afternoon learning an amazing amount about making champagne from Romain Mercier of Champagne Alaine Mercier and Sons, we had the …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss Behind the Gates at Domaine Newman winetastingbliss.com - John The term “hidden gem” can be overused. This is one case where the label is more than deserved, because this amazing winery does not even have a sign. …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting BlissIcon version of the Flipboard logo Rubino Estates Winery – Italy in California winetastingbliss.com - John Are you in Livermore and thirsting for some Italian-style wine? The solution is just around the corner: Rubino Estates Winery. They call it Cal-Ital, …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting Bliss Making Champagne at Alaine Mercier and Sons winetastingbliss.com - John Making fine champagne is a unique blend of science and art. We recently had the pleasure of spending an afternoon with Romain Mercier, winemaker at …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting BlissIcon version of the Flipboard logo An Afternoon at Wood Family Vineyards winetastingbliss.com - John A sunny afternoon in Livermore. What is there to do? Why, drop by the Wood Family Vineyards tasting room, of course! It was a beautiful Sunday …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting BlissIcon version of the Flipboard logo Always a Good Tasting at Dante Robere winetastingbliss.com - John Some wineries run hot and cold, at least for us. Sometimes they’re a lot of fun, other times not so much. Other wineries, though, can be counted on …
Wine Tasting Bliss Editorsflipped into Wine Tasting BlissIcon version of the Flipboard logo Taste Our Terroir 2018 winetastingbliss.com - John Another year of Livermore’s premier wine and food event is in the book! Taste Our Terroir, the Quest for Pairing Excellence was amazing once again. …
