Something looked different at Costco during my last visit. Look closely at these photos. Notice anything? Aside from the fact that these are less than ideal photos taken from trusty Droid, you might notice the wine section at ...

Welcome to wine marketing, the most mysterious black box of them all. Recently I wrote about Harlan Estate and their minimalist, high quality parchment paper approach to traditional mailings. This week I received another mailing, this ...

With the weekend almost here, chances are you’ll be near a Costco at some point, if you’re like most of us. Maybe it’s the Cirque equivalent of the shopping “big top.” The only high wire act here though ...

I’m almost finished with the plans and video for another west coast style DIY project!

With my visits to ...

Harlan Estate marketing sometimes reminds me of Porsche mailers. But without the fun gadgets; just a fancy envelope, slick fonts, and impressive card stock. This one arrived with an insert that reads:

The wine swirled in my mouth.  A carousel of whites and reds.  Of particular note is an Emeritus, Pinot Noir 2006 whose notes of dark fruit and sandalwood beckoned a sip and the well-balanced tannins coaxed a further ...

While at the Paella party here in Loreto, BCS, we were able to catch up with Antonio, one of the owners and wine makers at Roganto winery in Ensenada, Baja California which was started in 1987. Since then, ...

I’m really liking the “unoaked” Chardonnay trend. There is almost nothing worse than a buttery, almost oily, creamy Chard, especially served too warm. The main reason is another of the wine words: structure. Less oak, to me at ...

An inside look at Kenwood Inn & Spa, a Condé Nast award-winning luxury wine country getaway!

Why spend an entire day when a machine can do it in 4 hrs? Loni: “I am woman, hear me roar!”