This weekend a friend RT’d on twitter an article called “Are wine bloggers only telling half the story” by Duane Pemberton. As friends we have discussed this very subject. Her blog reviews wines; I mostly write about my experience at the winery and the wines. She is honest, upfront about the review of wines. I [...]
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Should Wine Bloggers Tell the Whole Truth?
Posted by Trails to Wine on August 30th, 2010
Posted in General Wine Topics 
Tags: bloggers, chardonnay, free wine, grapes, pinot noir, twitter wine, viognier, wine blog, wine bloggers, wine bottle, wine labels, wine review, winery 
No Comments »The Adventure in Discovering L’Aventure Winery
Posted by Trails to Wine on July 14th, 2010
I made my list of wineries to visit, checked it twice and headed off to Paso Robles for the day. Awakening before the sun to make my 4 hour drive, cruising along the freeway listening to my XM Radio. I continued to slice my way through busy traffic of downtown L.A. Finally reaching a little [...]
Posted in Adventures in Wine, Tasting Rooms Tags: Bordeaux, cheddar, Curvee, Erwin Dazelle, French wine, grapes, Grenanche, Hwy 48, L'Aventure, L'Aventure Winery, Live Oak Rd, Mourvedre, Paso, Paso Robles, Paso Robles Wineries, Petit Verdot, Rhone, Riedel, Rose, Syrah, white wine, wine, wine bottle, wine labels, winery No Comments »Taste of the Tour with Malibu Family Wines
Posted by Trails to Wine on July 14th, 2010
I’ve never had a reason to visit the Malibu area until I learned there were wineries in the area. Driving through the narrow country canyon roads of Malibu, I discovered a wilderness in this metropolitan area. Who knew Malibu was more than just a famous beach where famous people enjoy the sun. What a wonderful [...]
Posted in Adventures in Wine Tags: Cabernet Sauvignon, Fess Parker Winery, grapes, Malibu, Merlot, viognier, white wine, wine, wine bottle, wine labels, winery No Comments »Sniff a Glass of Wine to Good Health
Posted by Trails to Wine on June 20th, 2010
What could be more natural than breathing? You might be amazed to learn that most people don’t know that breathing — an act that we do some 20,000 times each day — can deeply influence your health and happiness on many levels. Some proponents of deep breathing recognize the connection between stress and breathing as [...]
Posted in General Wine Topics Tags: aerator, breath, breathing, Central Coast, chardonnay, cholesterol, decanting, Dr. Weil, grapes, health, pinot noir, riverbend winery, Saddlerock, sniff, swirl, taste, viognier, white wine, wine, wine aerator, wine bottle, wine labels, winery No Comments »Four Vines and a Glass of Wine
Posted by Trails to Wine on May 27th, 2010
If you are ever in the Paso Robles/Templeton area wine tasting, get on Highway 46. Then make certain your car heads right to Four Vines Tasting Room, they will not disappoint. The tasting room is between Anderson Rd and Vineyard Dr. When you see the windmill with the sign Farmstand 46, turn the car immediately [...]
Posted in Tasting Rooms Tags: CA, California wine, California wineries, Central Coast, chardonnay, Farmstand 46, Four Vines, Malbec, Riedeal wine glass, Riedel, Templeton, white wine, wine, wine bottle, wine labels, winery, Zinfandel No Comments »Artisanal Cheese the Disney Way
Posted by Trails to Wine on May 25th, 2010
On one of my trips to the Disney Food and Wine Festival I noticed on the schedule a wine and cheese pairing. Being a lover of cheese I was intrigued, even more so when wine is involved. Standing in lining for about 45 minutes, just to get the tickets I began to wonder if the [...]
Posted in Adventures in Wine Tags: Airco, artisanal cheese, Carr Valley Cheese, chardonnay, cheddar, cheese, Cheese Impresario, Disneyland, gouda, grapes, Malibu, Malibu Estate Wines, Malibu Family Wines, master sommelier, Rosenthal wines, Roth Kase, Vintage Van Gogh, Walt Disney, Widmer's Cheese Cellars, wine, wine bottle, wine labels, winery, wisconsin cheese No Comments »Disney’s Food and Wine from Malibu to the Russian River
Posted by Trails to Wine on May 11th, 2010
Disney’s California Adventure is hosting their annual Food and Wine Festival to the end of May. Various wineries have scheduled seminars which include wine tasting. Hopping in my car I took a trek down to Disneyland to see what was happening. Heading over to the wine tasting area there were two wine seminars which interested [...]
Posted in Tasting Rooms, Wines Tags: Central Coast, Electrical Parade, grapes, Malibu, Malibu Family Wines, pinot noir, Richard de los Reyes, Riverbench, riverbend winery, Row Eleven, russian river, Saddlerock, San Francisco Chronicle, Tami Semler, viognier, Walt Disney, wine bottle, wine labels, winery No Comments »King of the Wild Vineyards
Posted by Trails to Wine on March 24th, 2010
A few days ago Fess Parker of Walt Disney’s Davey Crockett and NBC’s Daniel Boone fame passed away in Los Olivos, CA. Fess Parker was an icon to many baby boomers in the 50′s and a true Disney Legend who was so honored in 1991. Growing up in the 1950′s one Christmas I wanted a [...]
Welcome to Trails to Wine
Posted by Trails to Wine on January 4th, 2010
Looking for a different wine to try with dinner tonight, how do you choose the right wine? With rows of bottles of wine, it becomes an adventure in pretty pictures. Unfortunately, most wine buyers pick the usual wine, a name brand or the one with the pretty label. The bottle’s graphics is all the winery [...]
