Once again, it's time to peruse and sample the scary good wine options out there to celebrate all things Halloween. This year shows a few of the usual amazingly delicious suspects as well as some new choices for those to like to keep their trick-or-drinking light and portable. Dark and...
McEvoy Ranch Ultimate Picnic Experience
Want to decompress in a calm, quiet and refreshing place? With yummy bites and delicious wines to sip? Who wouldn’t!!?? Look no farther than McEvoy Ranch. Founded by Nan Tucker McEvoy of the San Francisco Chronicle family, the 550-acre ranch is located just minutes outside the city of Petaluma....
What is Leslie Drinking? Season 14 Check Please, Bay Area Episodes 1 and 2
Over the course of the 14 seasons of Check, Please, I've had the privilege of sharing a number of incredible wines and spirits with my viewers and readers. This season, I've compiled a list of my favorites for easier reading for YOU! Enjoy! Season 14 - Episodes 1 and 2...
Raising a Glass for Kathie Lee :: The Today Show
For years I have enjoyed working with the inimitable Kathie Lee Gifford. We have had so much fun tasting and pairing wines through the years and she will be sorely missed. In honor of her time at the Today Show, Ray Isle and I toasted her with 6 wines fit...
Wine Lovers River Cruise with AMA Waterways
Exciting news everyone! Set sail with me in ultimate luxury aboard AmaWaterways’ newest state-of-the-art ship, AmaMagna, a magnificent river cruise ship offering large staterooms equivalent in size to many ocean-going vessels and almost twice the width of traditional European river ships. Journey along the Danube and see firsthand why...