When you're thinking about wine country in California, you are apt to miss the Sonoma Coast, often considered Sonoma's most enigmatic wine region. From San Pablo Bay, to Mendocino, this AVA gets a direct influence from the Pacific Ocean's cool, often cold climate. Known for creating some of Sonoma Wine...
Get Your Tickets for Check Please Bay Area Taste & Sip Event April 26!
The Check Please Bay Area Taste & Sip is just a week away! Do you have your tickets yet? If not, what are you waiting for??? Tickets, as usual, are going VERY fast, but there's still a chance to come hang out with me Tuesday, April 26th! Last year...
Weekly Wine Picks : Bubbles, Rosés and Blends
Ferrari “Perlé” Brut sparkling wine, Trentodoc, Italy ($35) As a sparkling wine lover, I’m always on the look out for exciting, high-quality bubbly and this wine qualifies. It’s a beauty to savor with food or on its own. You’ll be considered in-the-know by saying “TrentoDOC” (pronounced dock) like the northern...
Weekly Wine Picks | Rosé, Riesling, Red Wine
This week, the second episode of season 10, we had amazing guests along with incredible restaurants, and of course we had incredible wine. Check out my tasting notes from this week's episode! 2013 Maximin Grünhauser Herrenberg “Kabinett” Riesling, Mosel, Germany ($30) One of my favorite wine types is Riesling because it’s...
My Favorite Eateries of Check, Please! Bay Area’s Past Seasons
We start shooting the newest season of Check, Please! Bay Area in a few weeks so why not catch up on seasons past? Enjoy a walk down memory lane of great restaurants, a jewelry extravaganza, and my ever-changing hairstyles (some pretty bad hair days in those early seasons...ouch). The...