It was a rainy afternoon in April as we made our way through the winding roads of Santa Ynez (Santa Barbara Wine Country). Our hearts were pounding with excitement. Peter Baedeker, Star Lane/Dierberg Vineyard’s managing director, invited Laurent and I to spend the afternoon at one of my favorite wineries, …
I recently acquired my third wine barrel, thanks to the nice folks of the Pulchella Winery. I’ve always had such a fascination for those vessels, and love having them in and around the house. Let’s face it, they look nice and leave behind a wonderfully addicting smell of oak and …
My wife and I went on yet another wine tasting trip in the Santa Ynez Valley a while back. Yes I know… What else is new? We went to Lincourt Vineyards, and after chatting with the tasting room manager for a while, he graciously gave us a wine barrel from …
