by Sue Straight | Jan 5, 2020 | Wine Reviews
It’s January 5th and I haven’t had a glass of wine (or beer, or spirits…) all year. Like many others, I’m doing a “Dry January,” in other words, I’m alcohol-free for the month. This is huge for me. I’ve been actively employed in California’s wine industry for just shy...
by Sue Straight | Oct 8, 2019 | Adventures, Tours and Trips
As a wine writer, I am sometimes blessed with the opportunity to write about amazing, unforgettable places and Flora Springs is definitely one of them. I completely fell for Flora Springs and you will too. Here’s why: The wines are wonderful, the Komes family and...
by Sue Straight | Dec 5, 2017 | The Wine Life
Tom Petty is one of my favorite musicians (RIP) and his music continues to be part of my life’s soundtrack. I chose “Into The Great Wide Open” as the title for this piece, because it fits perfectly with my current phase in life. Into The Great Wide Open… A couple of...
by Sue Straight | Apr 8, 2017 | The Wine Life
I am an admitted California wine and food geek and the best thing I ever ate was fois gras on brioche toast, with a perfectly poached egg on top, all swimming in a rich, creamy sauce, paired with a white Rhône wine. It was at a restaurant called “Le Jardin” in...
by Sue Straight | Dec 5, 2016 | Adventures, Tours and Trips
Are you a rabid Pinot Noir fan like me? If so, let me clue you in to Joseph Jewell Wines, if you haven’t found out about them already. My prediction is that this brand will soon to be up there in the wine-o-sphere with highly allocated, hard-to-find Pinot Noirs like...
