Alameda Winery

There was a time (pre-Sideways) when Merlot had become the "generic" red restaurant wine, and was the standard order for customers who enjoyed a glass of wine but didn't really focus on it (ie. "I'll have a coke" = one of...

Hey Greg! Thanks for your curiosity! I am in my mid 40’s and have been drinking wine for 27 years. I grew up on Long Island and used to make trips out to the wineries on the east end. It wasn’t until 2000, when I...

Cripes. I hope so. Livermore does a lot of defense work. If those guys are looking for cosmic overtones we might as well just surrender today. Of course, the idea of putting a little feng shui in a missle is kind of fun.

I was going from the fact that they had careers working at Lawrence Livermore--everyone I've known from there is well into the scientific method. So my guess was that they might have a different perspective than the...

@Philip ... Stony Ridge in Cali does still exist. It's in the Livermore Valley. It's website seems to be toast but Appellation America still has them: http://wine.appellationamerica.com/vineyard/Stony_Ridge_Winery.html

Saturday, April 4th 12-5 pm The rumors are true. From Berkeley to ... Emeryville, from Oakland to Alameda, There are over a dozen wineries nestled in an urban setting. You can have fun and sample some amazing wine...

That looks like it's worth a try. Speaking of local, I went to the Hangar One ... a great way to spend $10 in Alameda, CA, go there. What other local US vodkas are out there

I just went to the listing of California Cabs. Coming in #7 or so was a wine from an obscure Livermore winery, McGrail Vineyards. With only individual "reviews" how do you prevent friends and staff of the winery from...