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Wine Selections by the Owner
All of the wines tasted at this time were selected by one of the owners of Creekside Cellars. While the wine store is no longer in business, the wines reviewed here are still available at a variety of places. The tasting occurred on March 30, 2013. Scharffenburger Brute Rose Sparkling Anderson Valley, Mendocino County ($25) This …
Tasting Notes: A Collection of California Wine and Cheese
*These notes are from a tasting in March, 2013 at Creekside Cellars. While Creekside Cellars is no longer open, these wines can be found at a variety of places. I have a stack of tasting notes I will be sharing over the coming weeks from tastings held at this wonderful venue.* The theme of this …
Delicious Red Wines From Napa Valley
I’ve decided that I will accept guest posts for this blog, especially while I’m pregnant, in order to provide you with fresh wine news. Here is another post from Chuck Withers over at Two Guys Wine and Travel Blog With such a wine-conducive climate and beautifully fertile soils, it is no wonder that Napa …
Helpful Tips For Choosing The Best Napa Valley White Wine
I’ve decided that I will accept guest posts for this blog, especially while I’m pregnant, in order to provide you with fresh wine news. Here is another post from Chuck Withers over at Two Guys Wine and Travel Blog. When it comes to Napa Valley wines in general, there isn’t a high likelihood of …
Creekside: A Little of This and a Little of That
This week’s Creekside Cellars tasting as a mish-mash of different wines. Of the 9 we tasted, we liked 9 of the wines. Here are our notes on the wines we tasted. 2011 Fillaboa Albarino, Rias Baixas, Spain ($17) – This wine was floral, crisp, and refreshing. It tasted of mandarins, sweet apples, and …
Celebrate! September is California Wine Month
This week’s tasting at Creekside Cellars was in honor of California Wine Month, and all wines were from California vineyards. As always, there were some real stars of the show and there were a couple of wines that were fine, but would have specific uses (for example, as an end of summer wine). Here …
To Zin or Not to Zin? There is No Question!
This week’s wine tasting at Creekside Cellars featured a selection of Zinfandel wines. It’s always fun to do comparisons of wines, since each has its own unique qualities that it brings to the table. Here’s a list of the wines that we tried. NV Codorniu Cava, Spain ($10) – This wine was sparkling …
Taste the Gold!
This week’s tasting at Creekside Cellars focused on Gold and Double Gold winners from the 2012 California State Fair. We tried all 10 wines this week, and there wasn’t one that we thought was bad out of the lot. NV Korbel Brut Rosé, California ($14) – We’re not big champagne or sparkling wine drinkers, …
