Book Launch Party with Dawn Camp at Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee House
Launch party and book signing Friday, Feb. 5 for The Beauty of Grace: Stories of God’s Love from Today’s Most Popular Writers
Norm’s Tasting Notes: 2012 Chateau Ste. Michelle Columbia Valley Chardonnay
I thought I would provide my readers with an insight into the Chardonnay favorites list of my wife, the “Chardonnay Queen”
Norm’s Tasting Notes: 2012 Waterstone Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Somewhat quietly over the last ten years, Waterstone has been making a solid reputation for their Napa Cab
Norm’s Tasting Notes: 2012 R. Mondavi Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
We were pleased to pair a bottle of the 2012 Napa Valley Cab with a nice thick and juicy fillet from the grill, cooked a perfect medium rare
Norm’s Tasting Notes: 2012 Napa Cellars Napa Valley Chardonnay
After all of my years of working late in a retail wine store on Christmas Eve, the “Chardonnay Queen” came up with a great meal that could be ready no matter what time I got home for dinner. Our traditional Christmas Eve dinner is a wonderful seafood salad composed of lobster, king crab and shrimp on […]
Norm’s Tasting Notes: Christmas Special
First let me say Merry Christmas and Happy Dining! To make this happen you will need to make some good choices for your holiday meals.
Norm’s Tasting Notes: 2012 Root 1 Carmenere
I have a Christmas present for you. I rarely rave about wines or talk about my favorites very much, but I have admitted in the past that I really favor Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. But today I am going to give you the best piece of advice ever. If you want to enjoy a wonderful […]
Norm’s Tasting Notes: 2010 Antonelli Montefalco Rosso
The wines of Montefalco hail from the Umbria region of central Italy, which is sometimes called the green heart of Italy, where Filippo Antonelli has been operating the Antonelli Winery since the mid eighties. The region is famous for the Sagrantino grape, and this Montefalco Rosso is a blend of 65% Sangiovese, 15% Sagrantino, and […]
Norm’s Tasting Notes: Thanksgiving 2014 – A Tale of Two Wines
2013 Chateau Ste. Michelle Horse Heaven Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2013 Oberon Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc Thanksgiving this year at our house was a little different, in that we did not have turkey, and no Chardonnay was served to the “Chardonnay Queen”. Instead we had Cornish Game Hen and a comparison of two very nice Sauvignon Blancs. […]
Norm’s Tasting Notes: 2014 Thanksgiving Special
Thanksgiving is the one day of the year when people who do not normally drink wine, have at least one glass with their traditional Thanksgiving Feast. If you are going to have a glass of wine only once per year, make it a good one, since it is a long time between now and the […]