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 | Sep 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
We are a huge fan of the astrophysicist (and host of the Cosmos television show) Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson. My husband and I were fortunate enough to see him speak at the Colorado School of Mines in our home town of Golden, Colorado a little while ago. Perhaps the most...
by Heather Lipp | Aug 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
For every one blog on comparing Costco wine to Trader Joe’s wine, I feel I must write two blogs on the more snooty end of the wine spectrum. (Yes, I’m guilty, I can be a total wine snob.) I think this blog will be upping the snooty ante. Late last year, my husband and...
by Heather Lipp | Jun 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
It seems as wine consumers, we are all constantly bombarded with everyone else’s opinions about whether the wine has a hint of black cherries or chocolate. Not to sound jaded, but we never understand why wineries and restaurants always feel as if they must insist on...
by Heather Lipp | Apr 14, 2018 | Bordeaux, Uncategorized
How much of a difference does the year the wine is harvested (i.e., the vintage) make in how much we like a wine? For Bordeaux, like many other wine regions, the vintage can make a huge difference. Doing a recent tasting at our house, we lined up four recent Bordeaux...
