The 2005 Robert Foley Claret is a wine that I wasn’t very impressed with when I first drank it. I didn’t feel it was very approachable and it just didn’t suit my palate. So much so that I stuck it in the corner of the wine cellar and forgot about it. That was sometime near […]
Wine and Steak: The Nashville Way

Last week I was in Nashville, Tenn., attending the 2014 Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) Fall World Conference. Two of my colleagues, Brent Miller and Pete Letherman, from our real estate company, FM Stone Commercial, were also in attendance. Why would I be reporting on a real estate conference in a wine blog? […]
Black Stump Durif, Cabernet Sauvignon, Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon, Far Niente Cabernet, Glenwood Cellars, Jimmy Kelly's Steakhouse, Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon, Kelham Vineyard, Nashville, Nickel & Nickel, Stock-Yard Restaurant, The PalmReview: 2006 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection

Wines From My Cellar & Others Caymus Vineyards was founded in 1971 by Charles (Charlie) and Lorna Belle Wagner. Producing only 240 cases of their first vintage of Cabernet Sauvignon in 1972, the Wagner family continues to own Caymus Vineyards with son Chuck (winemaker), his two sons and a daughter running the operation on a […]
Cabernet Sauvignon, Caymus Vineyards, Napa Valley12th Annual Chalet Party Shoppe Charity Wine, Beer and Spirit Tasting Event 2014

As I have said many times and will continue to say, the best way to learn about wine is to taste it. Local wine tasting events are simply a great way to taste and learn about wines. Wine tasting events are usually very economical, ranging in price from free to $20 to $25 per person. […]
2011 Dead Bolt, 2013 Flight Song, Boys and Girls Clubs, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chalet Party Shoppe, Sauvignon Blanc, Stan Minden2004 Ramey Wine Cellars, Jericho Canyon Vineyard, Napa Valley

I was first introduced to Ramey Wine Cellars seven or eight years ago, and have had the opportunity to drink their wines ever since. I think this was another wine recommended by my good friend Didier Loustau from Loustau Wines and Marketing in Napa.
Cabernet Sauvignon, Healdsburg, Napa Valley, Ramey Wine Cellars