Would you like to have wine with this man? Of course you would! And you can, by coming up to Big Basin Vineyards this Saturday, December 19, and sample some award-winning syrah with winemaker Bradley Brown.
He’ll be pouring lots of bold red wines for your holiday parties and gifts at the winery on Memory Lane in Boulder Creek, from noon to 5pm. Directions and details on the winery’s website.
Winemaker Jeff Emery may not know if you’ve been bad or good, but he has the perfect stocking stuffer either way.
Fans of Emery’s vintage skill can take their pick of at least eight different varietals, available in half-sized splits, perfect for sharing with your very special someone. These bottles are priced to move directly from the Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard tasting room, in the Ingalls Street Surf City Vintners complex, into stocking or under the Christmas tree. I’m thinking they would be perfect to take along on that New Year’s picnic as well.
Tempranillo, Grenache, Pinot Noir, Verdelho, you have the picture. Santa might even like his very own split.
Authentic red velvet cupcakes – tender, moist and topped with an exuberant amount of butter-cream frosting, plus some colorful sugar ornaments. This really hit the spot last week, and for $2.25 a pop, might be one of the last culinary bargains in the known world. Those green Christmas tree cookies don’t look bad either….
Gayle’s.
The window of Annieglass, full of seasonal shimmer.
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