I can't tell you that I have 20 years of experience in the wine industry.  My story is that my wife and I remodeled our home and we asked for wine racks in the kitchen.  While the remodel was being done, we went out to a local wine store to buy "a few bottles".  We read short reviews by the store  about each wine. Purchased some based on label, some based on varietal, and most based on price. A few bottles at a time added up.  Well, it turned out to be a hundred bottles of wine and the kicker is that they all were reds.  Yep, not one white wine!  

Since the remodel, we have gone through all the reds and now added whites and Rose to our collection.  We have developed a taste for particular wines like Sauvignon Blanc, Albarino, Bourdeaux, Malbec, and Cabernet Sauvignon.  Those wines don't define they type of wine drinkers were are.  We like to try new varietals as well to expand our appreciation for wine.  

In the past couple years, we have joined the San Diego Wine Guild that organizes monthly wine tastings with winemakers and Sommeliers.  Robert has joined the board and is involved in nearly every aspect of the guild.  By being more involved in the guild, Robert and Janet volunteer with wine competitions where they have opportunity to immerse themselves in learning about wines.  At the competitions, they get to talk with winemakers, wine critics and Sommeliers.  

Robert lives with his wife Janet in Scripps Ranch, California.  Together we enjoy different wines as they have varying preferences which leads to interesting conversations about wine. Wine for many people is about the social side of wine drinking.  For us, it is too.  Whether it is the people you are with or something about the winemaker that makes wine just that much better.  

My blogs are intended to help show you what I think good wine is but also assist you to be more knowledgeable about how to be a better wine drinker.  My blogs are not your typical wine reviews.  Not two or three sentences. No two wines are alike and neither should the reviews.  I give you more than the basics.  Readers of this blog also vary in experience and what they are looking for.  I will try to include stories, personal impressions, research and additional information that isn't in all one location.   After all, it is the wine talking.