In February 2008, we had the delightful opportunity to visit Briar Rose Winery in Temecula, California. It was just a wonderful visit and we loved the story behind the winery as well as the wines we tasted then. At the time owner and winemaker, Les Linkogle was creating a beer using wine grapes. We had the opportunity to taste it and it was wonderful. We’ve talked about it to everyone.

Today we had the chance to visit Briar Rose again and were so delighted. As Terry said “We could have spent all afternoon there talking with Dorian Linkogle and the assistant winemaker.

We did ask Dorian about the experimental beer and it has become very successful. Briar Rose is now bottling it with the label Talking Frog. Above the picture of the frog with a crown, the label says “Sometimes You have to Kiss a lot of Frogs ‘til You Find a Prince.” This wine lager is made with 100 percent Viognier. It has been such a great success that it is sold out at the moment but will be available by the end of 2010. Check out the Talking Frog and try it when you have the chance

Cheers! Kathy