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Vineyards are important also - don’t forget them!
At the start of the Wine Bloggers Conference in Santa Rosa a couple of weeks ago we were treated to a picnic and tasting on a hill in the vineyard. It was a special time and wonderful to taste wines from grapes grown all around our picnic and tasting site. It was also a reminder [...] (more)
Relax, Say the Caranos
Some of you may have seen my post yesterday about the sale of Lazy Creek Vineyards in the Anderson Valley of Mendocino County. This singular producer was bought by Ferrari-Carano over the summer, and I expressed concern that the idiosyncratic character of Lazy Creek would not be able to... (more)
Scenes from the Napa Valley–October 2008
While we were out-and-about this weekend we snapped a couple photos to give you all a sense for what things currently look like in the Napa Valley.
We took the little one to the Stanly Lane pumpkin patch to check things out and this was one of our favorite pictures. He had a blast climbing the... (more)
Lazy Creek Is Sold
Ferrari-Carano buys Lazy Creek. (more)
The last of the Tempranillo is in!
It is a great feeling having all of my grapes off the vine. The last 4 tons is in from my newest vineyard that still has yet to be named- any ideas out there? It tastes good- has been destemmed, crushed and it now soaking away. Tomorrow is the big inoculation day - freedom day for the yeast! I am... (more)
Visiting Acorn Winery
We stopped by Acorn Winery on our last day in Sonoma at the recommendation of Patrick and Genevieve. If you'd like to make a stop at Acorn, you'll need to call and make an appointment as they don't (or at least they didn't) have a tasting room open to the public. We called the morning we wanted... (more)
Visting Foppiano
For some reason I didn't take my camera out to take pictures of our visit to Foppiano. We stopped in on our spring Sonoma trip before our appointment at Acorn Winery. I'm a little ambitious and we arrived quite early for the appointment, so we had some time to kill. Foppiano is just down the... (more)
Monday, September 8th, The Vintage has begun
Quinta das Olgas - old vines
Five days later than in 2007, we have started harvesting in Quinta da Alegria and Quinta das Olgas, in the regions of Cima-Corgo and Douro Superior. The yield has been higher compared to last years’ production and our estimate for the other vineyards is a... (more)
Anderson Valley Vineyard Updates
Two new Crushpad updates have come out for the Hein and Annahala vineyards. It looks like the Hein...
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Anderson Valley Vineyard Updates
Two new Crushpad updates have come out for the Hein and Annahala vineyards. It looks like the Hein...
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