March 22, 2018 | by Meghan Guarino
Bill Stobbs is a modern-day Renaissance man. He reads poetry and quotes classic literature. He travels the world and takes chances on exotic dishes.
February 10, 2018 | by Sophia
If you've got Valentine's Day locked and loaded with plan after plan for you and your sweetheart, then we can't help much. Except, perhaps, with the finishing touch after a day of romance. That we can help you with.
December 15, 2017 | by Meghan Guarino
Have a holly jolly glass of wine! It's the best time of the year for robust reds and full-bodied whites--which is why Block Wines are so popular during the holiday season.
December 8, 2017 | by Mary Small
Are you agonizing over waiting another seven days to finally see what happened to Luke? Don’t go dark waiting on the big premiere.
July 25, 2017 | by Allie Smallwood
It's an experience that could be considered a rite of passage into adulthood: your first wine and cheese pairing.
June 27, 2017 | by Meghan Guarino
Many of our wine guests have been aware over the past couple of years of the amazing quality and sheer drinkability of the wines from Casas del Bosque.
March 31, 2017 | by Allie Smallwood
Today’s blog post is written by 19 Crimes.
Nineteen crimes turned criminals into colonists. Upon conviction, British rogues guilty of at least one of the 19 crimes were sentenced to live in Australia, rather than death.
March 10, 2017 | by Meghan Guarino
Enrique Tirado is the winemaker for Concha y Toro Don Melchor wines from Chile.
February 9, 2017 | by Meghan Guarino
Once in a while something good comes unexpectedly. Grassi was one of those. Mark Grassi moved to Napa in 1980 and began his career in construction in 1989. It's difficult to be in Napa and avoid the wine bug. While developing estates and vineyards for others, he took classes in viticulture. In 2001 he bought 14 acres in Napa and planted his own vineyard. The first Cabernet Sauvignon from Grassi was the 2005 and the reviews were high from the start. We were offered the wine and with one taste the relationship between Grassi and ABC began.
The vineyard is just up Soda Canyon Road on the east side where the Vaca mountain range boders the valley. The site was on an ancient river bed like so many places in the world where Cabernet Sauvignon thrives. The soil is composed of rolled stones from the river washed down from the Atlas Peak area over eons. Pebbles in the soil range in size from tiny to melon-sized and create perfect drainage and low fertility, prime factors in producing quality wines. The first vines were all Cabernet Sauvignon planted densely to stress the vines and avoid over-production.
