Life's Adventures
The Wine Review Council gathered to taste, review and pair wines with foods. I was gifted some wines from the Livermore Valley Vintners Association. Based on the great wines I’ve been tasting from this area, I was very excited to see what is happening with their white wines. Here are three wines that I thought were stellar. They just keep getting better and better Continue Reading →
Most people think that Napa and Sonoma were the first wine regions in California, but 50 miles south, Robert Livermore planted the first wine grapes in Livermore Valley in the 1840s. Continue Reading →
Retzlaff Winery Certified Organic Winery in Livermore. This family winery is over 40 years old. Continue Reading →
I’ve been going to Livermore California for over 25 years. My sister lived there and worked at Livermore Labs, where a lot of winemakers actually come from. We would pack a picnic and head out to the wineries. Back in the 90’s Livermore was an up and coming wine region living in the shadow of its famous neighbors to the north- Napa and Sonoma. Continue Reading →