Remembering Carl the Roaster: A Life Savored
Remembering our friend Carl Luning, known here as Carl the Roaster: a warm, funny, generous man who savored coffee, wine, food, music, family, friendship and every good story along the way.
Tag: Wine for No Reason
January Dreaming: An Afternoon of Wine Flights and Friends at Thornton Winery
Thornton Winery bills itself as Temecula’s Original Champagne House, so of course we had to go there. We had a marvelous time enjoying the wines and our wide-ranging conversations.
January Dreaming: Frangipani Winery on an Afternoon in June
Today, we’re reminiscing about one of the wineries we visited on our ‘Wine for No Reason’ trip in to California’s Temecula Valley.
An Afternoon at Wilson Creek Winery: “I’m not sure if it’s the ambience, the company or the wine, but this is about the best Reuben I’ve ever had.”
Reflections on a lovely meal with friends at Wilson Creek Winery, and how the people and the place are just as important as the food.
Visual Haiku: California Dreams
The Frangipani Winery view inspires a visual haiku, and a real one, too.
