Well, believe it or not, another year has come and gone. For us, 2007 was quite memorable and exhausting. It started with the launch of this here blog in late February and then saw a new addition to the Cork Board family in mid-August…but like all good things, the year must come to an end. [...]
The Times of London recently published an extensive piece on the city of Calistoga, outlining many of the popular places to wine, dine and relax. Here’s an excerpt from the opening:
Calistoga is the way Napa used to be 50 years ago, before big money poured in. There are no celebrity chefs here or designer clothing [...]
When we launched this little ole blog in late February 2007, we thought it’d be something that could be fun, informative and would enable us to meet all kinds of interesting people. Turns out, every one of those things are true and have happened. We also thought it’d be fun to use the blog to [...]
A few days ago we were in downtown Napa when we came across some new construction that caught our eye. Yes, there’s a ton of new construction happening in the greater downtown area, but what grabbed our attention was the buildout of a new tasting room in the heart of downtown.
Ceja Vineyards, an ultra premium [...]
Just a quick post to wish all of our loyal readers a very Happy Holiday season! From team Cork Board to you and yours, have a safe, happy and relaxing holiday.
Cheers!
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Believe it or not, today is the first day of Winter–the Winter solstice if you will. As has become our custom, we’ve come up with the top five things we love about the changing seasons around here.
Here goes…
5) The bare vines that now seemingly sit idly by waiting for next year’s growing season. Gone [...]
Earlier this year we headed over to Andretti Winery on Big Ranch Road to give some of our neighbor’s wines a try. You’ll recall from our review, we thoroughly enjoyed the the 2006 Napa Valley Sangiovese ($33 per bottle) and the 2005 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon ($38 per bottle).
Today, AutoWeek, yes AutoWeek, has a nice [...]
Well, it’s been one of those days–you blink and the sun has set and you’re head is still spinning. Here are a couple random items of interest related to the Napa Valley.
Hess’ $6 XS Red 2005 California Cabernet Sauvignon
A couple weeks back while out doing some Christmas shopping, we happened upon a relatively new offering [...]
Late this afternoon, when we were finally able to catch-up on our local reading, we came across a Reuters article about Francis Ford Coppola’s wine operation here in the Napa Valley. The acclaimed filmmaker-turned-wine guy has been at it for years–often times much to the chagrin of the more traditional crowd in Napa Valley if [...]
The folks over at Silver Oak Cellars have just given their online presence a bit of a face lift, much like they’re in the process of doing with their Oakville tasting room. The design is clean and the navigation is simple and effective. New additions to the site include:
Tasting notes and labels for Library Wines [...]
