Why am I blogging? Because I love to drink, talk and write about wine--it's both my passion and my career. I'm pretty single-minded. I can take any conversation and bring it back to wine: politics, lifestyle, travel...you name it, wine has something to do with it.
Why me? I've been in the wine industry for over 22-years. I started working in tasting rooms in college, decided to stay at the University of the Pacific and get my masters and wrote my master's thesis on wine. After graduate school, I had to decide whether to move to Anaheim and work for Disney or move up to the Napa Valley. Pretty easy decision--I moved up to the valley and have been involved in wine ever since in marketing, public relations, exports and sales at wineries and winery associations. And, uh, later I married a man who worked for Disney. My life complete!
What am I going to blog about other than the obvious, wine? People, places, events all related to the eight-county wine area around metro Sacramento.
So, let's get started...
For those of you who are all over Rombauer Chardonnay, have I got a suggestion for you!
Flash back to a recent Thursday evening...I own a company called WineFUNdamentals. My company provides corporations and associations with wine dinners, wine party receptions, wine seminars, wine team-building and two very specific programs called, "The 30-Minute Wine MBA" and "Napa Valley Intensive." That Thursday I was facilitating a wine dinner for a client at the Delta King (way to go Delta King, a truly awesome dinning experience!) At the last moment, I decided to add a couple more wines to the lineup. For the scallop course, I wanted to pair two chardonnays from different areas. Grgich Hills Chardonnay from the Napa Valley was already in the lineup so I choose another Chardonnay off the restaurant's wine list. It was Bogle Winery's 2006 Chardonnay (California)--fresh, tropical fruity, fun and slightly sweet. My first thought when I tasted it was, "Ok, this is Rombauerish..."
The Wine Spectator had this to say about the 2006 Rombauer Chardonnay from Carneros:
"Fresh and floral aromatics highlight the fruity attributes. Clean, balanced and perhaps a touch sweet"
And, gave it 89 points. It has a price tag of $30.
The Wine Spectator gave the Bogle 83 points and said,
"Simple, with earthy citrus, green apple, melon and subtle spice notes."
Not to completely disagree with the "Spectator" but I would add "floral, aromatic, fruity and slightly sweet." Like I said, "Rombauerish." A six point difference in score and a $21.00 difference in value.
My suggestion, "Buy Bogle and get two bottles."
Why me? I've been in the wine industry for over 22-years. I started working in tasting rooms in college, decided to stay at the University of the Pacific and get my masters and wrote my master's thesis on wine. After graduate school, I had to decide whether to move to Anaheim and work for Disney or move up to the Napa Valley. Pretty easy decision--I moved up to the valley and have been involved in wine ever since in marketing, public relations, exports and sales at wineries and winery associations. And, uh, later I married a man who worked for Disney. My life complete!
What am I going to blog about other than the obvious, wine? People, places, events all related to the eight-county wine area around metro Sacramento.
So, let's get started...
For those of you who are all over Rombauer Chardonnay, have I got a suggestion for you!
Flash back to a recent Thursday evening...I own a company called WineFUNdamentals. My company provides corporations and associations with wine dinners, wine party receptions, wine seminars, wine team-building and two very specific programs called, "The 30-Minute Wine MBA" and "Napa Valley Intensive." That Thursday I was facilitating a wine dinner for a client at the Delta King (way to go Delta King, a truly awesome dinning experience!) At the last moment, I decided to add a couple more wines to the lineup. For the scallop course, I wanted to pair two chardonnays from different areas. Grgich Hills Chardonnay from the Napa Valley was already in the lineup so I choose another Chardonnay off the restaurant's wine list. It was Bogle Winery's 2006 Chardonnay (California)--fresh, tropical fruity, fun and slightly sweet. My first thought when I tasted it was, "Ok, this is Rombauerish..."
The Wine Spectator had this to say about the 2006 Rombauer Chardonnay from Carneros:
"Fresh and floral aromatics highlight the fruity attributes. Clean, balanced and perhaps a touch sweet"
And, gave it 89 points. It has a price tag of $30.
The Wine Spectator gave the Bogle 83 points and said,
"Simple, with earthy citrus, green apple, melon and subtle spice notes."
Not to completely disagree with the "Spectator" but I would add "floral, aromatic, fruity and slightly sweet." Like I said, "Rombauerish." A six point difference in score and a $21.00 difference in value.
My suggestion, "Buy Bogle and get two bottles."