Another Interesting Millennial Article

http://tinyurl.com/n6te42

On Wine Business this morning, an interesting article came up. Nothing surprising here...Millennials love texting, blogs, Facebook. Not a shocking conclusion. This article confirms for me again that this generation is our ticket to wine success. They are vocal about what they like and don't like, aren't loyal, and are willing to give you a chance. You just have to be ready to go when they look your way.

Upcoming Events

Saturday, for the Fourth of July, we're heading to Sonoma Square to enjoy the summer day then stay for an awesome fireworks show! I hope to taste some new wines and write about them here. Lately I've been all over beer...not sure what's gotten into me! Maybe I should change this to Pursuit of the Happy Hop...

Proost!

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99 Groth Reserve Cab

Yum. Thanks to my friends for letting me taste this wonderful concoction: the 1999 Groth Reserve Cab from Oakville. I'm superbly delighted by the color, the aroma, the mouthfeel and of course, the incredible taste. Yuuuuummmmmmm. I'm spoiled right now.

Does it pair with the American Idol finale? I know. Blasphemy. We'll just call it a coincidence that I happened to have consumed the vino while I watched the finale.

Millennials...and Wine.

Um yeah....so I haven't been here in a while. Sorry. I just posted a wine-related post to my life blog, so I thought I'd link to it here. It's about that ever-present topic: Millennials.

Holdredge at Barrel Tasting

For the past few Wine Road events, I have volunteered to help my favorite winery pour for all those winery-hopping wine lovers. Holdredge Winery is the dream of a couple in Healdsburg...and the wines they make are divine. I've mentioned before - their Wren Hop Pinot Noir is my favorite wine. Ever. Yep, ever. 

I worked the bar this past weekend, pouring the current vintage of the wines in the barrels and then some. This coming weekend is the last weekend of barrel tasting - check it out! www.wineroad.com 

My First Silver Oak

I haven't tasted many wines over the $75 price point...up until yesterday. I had the pleasure of enjoying my first taste of Silver Oak wine last night with a delicious dinner. I didn't look too closely at the bottle at first, only noticing that it was a Silver Oak Napa Cab. Secretly, I got really excited, but wanted to keep up my professional front while we ordered dinner and enjoyed conversation.

The waiter opened it after we ordered, and it sat there, breathing. Now, I can relate to this, I often just sit there, breathing. The issue with this was that I was dying to taste it. Finally, he came by after the appetizer and poured us each a glass. I was the first to take a sip, and I got lost in it (not in a creepy way, I remained somewhat involved). It was dark, rich and smooth without being overtly tannic or explosive. After another look at the label it was a Silver Oak 2000 Napa Cab. Yum. It was divine. That's all I got. 

Cheers!

PS - I want more.

PPS - I found a great blog entry about this...

Parcel 41

One of my favorite labels of all time is Parcel 41. It's clean, simple, just black & white with a touch of retro-ness that speaks my language. The name is great too!



I have yet to try this wine, but when I do, I'll be sure to write all about it.

Cheers!

Welcome!

I have started this new blog for a couple of reasons...1) I think I may be too old to be a Millennial now, even though I know generational names grow with you, I feel silly being tagged as a Millennial when I'm not 100% sure that I am. It pains me to admit all of this, but those of you who are 30 know how I'm feeling... and 2) I like this name better.

Welcome to my new wine blog, one which I promise to update more often, start actually taking notes on what I taste, and sharing them with you.

Cheers!