The Pat The Wine Guy Spring Break Wine Tasting Tour was supposed to be all wrapped up. But we took it into extra innings. I flew down to the Bay Area to visit my son this past weekend. Initially, we had no Saturday afternoon plans. That lasted about 90 seconds, the amount of time it took for us to plot out a Napa/Sonoma wine tasting itinerary. (Before we go any further, if you’re planning a trip to Napa/Sonoma...

At Pat The Wine Guy, one of our mantras is “wine you can find”.  We’ll always focus on wines that are available where you shop. Thus, during our “PTWG Spring Break Northern California Winery Tour” (that’s a t-shirt just waiting to be printed),  we visited wineries that make wine you can find in the Portland-metro area. Our final tour stop, Ridge, was a slight exception. Ridge wines aren’t on every shelf around town. Those that are might be slightly above our $15-$30 sweet spot. We stopped at Ridge anyway. And we’re glad we did. Timing...