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They Make WHAT in Napa?
Bouchaine, wild n crazy kids, down in Carneros, the southernmost (yet counter-intuitively one of the coolest) Napa appellations. Sure, they make some Carneros standards (I have enjoyed the Pinot!),...
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Tannat or Not Tannat
Tannat or not Tannat? Have I made that joke before? Welp, I don’t care I’m making it again. And the answer is To. Not, to not. So to. To try Tannat. Part of my intrigue came from my experience with...
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Bellissima
Wow, I didn’t entirely mean to look so witchy in this picture, but I’m not mad at it either–it contrasts the stark white label of the Bella Sirena 2023 Falanghina, a playful but sophisticated wine...
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Family Feudo
Okay, there’s no feud here. Feudo Montoni (feudo = a large expanse of land) is a few generations in, keeping it in the family, keeping it real, keeping it tasty. Keeping it Sicilian! Located in the...
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Shoulda Coulda Woulda
I don’t mind a little sass with my wine! Of course, I enjoy if I can be the one offering it, but I’ll take it from the label too. And this wine is not afraid to break boundaries. In fact, Pasqua...
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Good Causes…
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is over, and I meant to get this post out earlier, but, oh, shoot, sometimes it takes a while for a wine to reach a writer, so here we are. I’ve been a fan of J. Lohr for...
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4 Ways with Italian Bubbles!
FML France is the founder of the bubblies, and Champagne remains the mother of the harem of crémants, but sheesh, their Italian sister-wives are doing fine work. I can make all those analogies ’cause...
View ArticleNapa Cabs Blind Ranking Challenge
You’re welcome I’m now available in color! Jk I was never in black and white although given how pale I am and how much black I wear perhaps it seems that way. If you put @tastewithellec in the YouTube...
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I’m an Alto
I think I am, actually. Now. An (omg)…an alto. I always sang soprano up through and past college. But in recent years, my voice had gotten deeper and, according to some in my acting class, “more...
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