Last week, I posted an article discussing “Do you pick your wine by the label?” In today’s blog I am going to recommend a label for you to consider trying. Somewhere back in my early days of wine collecting I joined the Switchback Ridge mailing list and purchased some of the winery’s 2004 vintage wines. Today I am reporting on one of those wines…
2004, Napa Valley wine, Oktoberfest Wine Dinner, Petite Sirah, red wines, Switchback Ridge
Making wine is exciting and fun, but oh so challenging. Not many folks think about this, but once the wine is made there is little if any opportunity to change the end product (although it is possible to tweak the wine in the barrel while it is aging)…
Adler Bear Carris, Adler's Blend, Lagrein, Petite Sirah, Tiedemann, Zinfandel
One of the other wineries I visited on my Napa trip that had donated wine to my grandson Adler’s benefit was Switchback Ridge. This was also my last winery visit of my March trip. As I have mentioned in a past blog article, I had the opportunity to meet Kelly Peterson-Holmes, co-founder, managing partner and driving force behind Switchback Ridge, on my 2015 Napa trip.
Cabernet Sauvignon, Kelly Peterson-Holmes, Merlot, Napa Valley, Petite Sirah, Phifer Pavitt, Robert Foley, Switchback Ridge, wine tasting
The Tiedemann On Wines Wine Club (by the way we now have 172 members), just had another great wine dinner at McCarthy’s on the Riverwalk in Elkhart. We featured winemaker Bruce Devlin’s wonderful Three Clicks wines paired with Chef Matt Hiland’s outstanding menu. I am not going to elaborate on this particular dinner…I will let […]
Malbec, Petite Sirah, Sauvignon Blanc, Three Clicks, Tiedemann On Wines Wine Club
If you like red wine you really need to try the Petite Sirah from Three Clicks located in Yountville, California. After Cabernet, Petite Sirah would certainly be on my list of favorite wines, especially the one from Three Clicks. This wine is made by winemaker Bruce Devlin…
Bruce Devlin, Napa Valley, Petite Sirah, Three Clicks