Hiking Adventures in the San Francisco Peninsula and Beyond
No time for a proper post this week (sorry), so here a few recent selections from Napa, California (Migration Winery). The 2019 Santa Rita Hills Syrah, in particular, was fabulous - deep, a tad spicy, with hints of blackberry, boysenberry, and vanilla. Now, if only the finger foods were slightly bigger …. Enjoy.
March 21, 2022 Hello Spring. Nowruz Mobarak, as well. More on wine. Duckhorn was founded in 1976, three years before my migration. Dan and Margaret (Duckhorn) first specialized in merlots, long before the term was amusingly besmirched by Paul Giamatti in Sideways (2005). Paraduxx (1994), known for fabulous and inventive zinfandel and other blends, followed. Goldeneye (1996), a … Continue reading Migration
Paraduxx Winery You might wonder how I might be able to tie these three disparate topics into one post. Continue reading. It's been another tumultuous last seven days. In October, I "won" a wine tasting package at a local charity auction. I had been a Board member of San Mateo-Foster City Education Foundation (https://www.smfcedfund.org) and … Continue reading Napa, Rick Steves, and Ukraine
View from the Oat Hill Mine Trail above Calistoga Some notes and observations: Calistoga is a wellness resort, founded in 1862 by Samuel Brannan, who, legend has it, had hoped to create the Saratoga (a renowned hot springs in New York) of California, and instead, after a beverage or two, founded the California of Saratoga, … Continue reading Calistoga
The Peninsula Hiking Club 