by Heather Lipp | Sep 20, 2018 | Advice, Uncategorized
People either love or hate Del Dotto in Napa Valley (I think one could fairly say that I fit into both categories – I both love and hate it). On one hand, their tasting room has over the top Roman-style art and architecture that screams “I don’t know how...
by Heather Lipp | Aug 30, 2016 | Advice, Uncategorized
We’ve all been there. Whether it be a several day wine tasting getaway in the wine country, a girls trip to Miami to celebrate your best friend’s Bachelorette party, or a long weekend by the lake with friends to unwind over Labor Day. The multi-day, all-day, heavy...
by Heather Lipp | Jun 14, 2016 | Advice, Millennial Cult Wine, Recommendations, Uncategorized, Winery Review
Sometimes in your life you taste, and perhaps more importantly experience, a wine that you just know is something special. Standing in the vineyard at the bottom of Howell Mountain in Napa Valley, staring at the tiny half-acre plot of vines, I asked the wine growers /...
by Heather Lipp | May 25, 2016 | Advice, Recommendations, Uncategorized
With Memorial Day right around the corner I thought it appropriate to write a blog post on something a little more than just wine. As I mentioned is my previous blog post, Why the Story Behind the Wine Matters, I believe that the stories behind the winemaker and the...
by Heather Lipp | May 9, 2016 | Advice, Recommendations, Uncategorized
What is a cult wine? If you want more than the typical flippant answer – it’s a wine you cannot afford – here goes how I would explain what makes a cult wine. This explanation is best described by a story about a friend of ours. Our good friend, Steve Carpenter,...
by Jordan | Mar 23, 2016 | Advice, Guest Blogs, Recommendations, Uncategorized
A few years ago, while brainstorming for a creative birthday gift for Heather (I often have to give this a lot of thought as I rarely seem to have good ideas), I thought that perhaps I should buy her a bottle of wine from her birth year. After spending some time...