Spaghetti alla Nerano Serves 4 Don’t skimp on the olive oil added at the end – it combined with the pasta cooking water creates a wonderful sauce. 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 medium to large zucchini, thinly sliced 2-4 cloves of garlic, minced 8 ounces spaghetti, cooked, 1 cup cooking water reserved 3/4 [...]

What a busy summer 2010 has been already! A wedding in the family, our new tasting room project, new vineyard plantings and of course preparation for harvest.  We hope you are as excited for the opening of our tasting room as we are! Located in the heart of the Russian River Valley off Westside Rd we hope you will come and [...]

There has been a lot of talk since divers discovered what may be the oldest bottle of drinkable Champagne in the Baltic Sea 200 feet under water.  You can read about the find on  MSNBC bit.ly/bhJ2ba. The divers couldn't control themselves and popped the cork of the bottle they brought to the surface.  There tasting notes were sweet, with tobacco and oak.

The Champagne Bureau, which is the official U.S. representative of the Comite Interprofessionel du Vin de Champagne has given tips on "How to make your Champagne last."  I am sharing them with you.

I had the pleasure of tasting this wine at a small event hosted by Chateau Montelena winemaker, Bo Barrett earlier this year and thought it was a solid wine for a winery mostly focused on Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine is beautiful in the glass with the darkest purple hue.  On the nose, it’s oaky with tons [...]

Summer is the time for BBQ! This is an amazing prawn marinade recipe that our family prepared a few days ago that we wanted to share with you. It’s simple, easy and delicious Ingredients: 12 piece sundried tomatoes packed in olive oil 6 garlic cloves ½ cup onions 1 cup parsley ¼ tsp oregano or thyme 6 ounces olive oil ½ tsp salt ½ tsp pepper ½ tsp [...]