It is time again to share my latest adventures in Napa Valley with you. What follows is a day-by-day accounting of my trip west. After this I will be posting individual articles on some of the more notable events. Friday, March 20, 2015 Mrs. Tiedemann and I arrived in Chicago on Friday afternoon…it was later […]
2009 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino, 4 Winds Winery, B Cellars Vineyards and Winery, Bistro Don Giovanni, CADE Estate Winery, California, Ciccio Napa Valley, Courtney Humiston, Didier Loustau, Fume Bistro, Hugo’s Frog Bar & Fish House, Larkin Wines, LUXBAR, Napa Valley, PRESS Restaurant, Ramey Wines, Riedel Grafik Design, Scott Barber, Somerston Wines, The Boarding House, The Capital Grille, Three Clicks, ToutSuite, Verve Napa Valley, Vinoce, White Oak
Late last year I received an email from Christina Ryan, Public Programs Coordinator at The History Museum in South Bend. I knew Christina from her days as an employee at Old National Bank and I knew she had left the bank, but wasn’t aware of where she had gone. The email was an inquiry to […]
Glenwood Cellars, History Museum South Bend, Oliver mansion, ToutSuite
Sunday As I have mentioned in the past, I fly American Airlines and when I go to Napa, I take their Sunday morning flight, No. 2356 that leaves Chicago O’Hare at 10:30 a.m. and arrives in San Francisco at 1:30 p.m. It is a long flight at 4 hours and 35 minutes. However, taking that […]
Ballentine Vineyards, Cade's Estate Winery, Dena & Deluca, Eric Kent Wines, Glenwood Cellars, Kelly Fleming Winery, Larkin Wines, Napa Valley, Somerstone Wine, Steven Kent Wines, Tapp Label, Three Clicks Wines, ToutSuite, Vinoce
In coming blog posts, I will make reference to my good friend and go-to wine guy, Didier Loustau from Napa Valley. Over the years I have come to respect Didier’s palate and vast wine knowledge. I wanted to share a little of Didier’s background today. As you can easily tell by his name, Didier is a Frenchman…
Cork Wars, Didier Loustau, Napa Valley, ToutSuite, wine expert