Let’s face it, there’s nothing like popping the cork of a bottle of wine. There is just a certain level of romance to that process of opening a bottle of wine with a cork and hearing that “POP” sound. Then screw caps made the scene as a stopper, used as a cost savings measure. Now
This is a special episode as we’re coming to you from sunny and warm, Yucca Valley, California. Not only that, we have two special guests! Our first guests EVER! Lindsay Anderson (Phil’s daughter) and Brian LaFaille (Lindsay’s fiancé’) join us as we taste through two wines, with very special stories, that we bought at The
As Chardonnay Day is May 21, 2020, Shelley and Phil taste through three, yes three, Chardonays, all from Monterey County, California. A J. Lohr, their house white, and two different Mer Soleil’s, one with some oak and the other un-oaked.
We’re going blind again and in this episode we’re tasting the 2017 Duckhorn Merlot from Napa Valley vs it’s cousin, the 2017 Decoy Merlot from Sonoma. Second episode and second blind tasting! Which one wins out?