Wine Tonite!

It is near impossible to thank everyone who has helped, supported or simply encouraged me throughout a tumultuous 2010.  Really, many of my thanks go back a couple of years as I embarked on a journey to begin a career transition into the wine industry.  First and foremost, I have to thank my wife, Jonjie, [...]

The kool kids at Titus Vineyards kicked off their annual Harvest Live 2010 week today with Eric Titus and Christophe Smith leading the charge.  If you’ve ever wondered what happens in the vineyard or in the winery and have questions you want answered directly from the owners/winemakers/vineyard managers, this is the venue for you.  The [...]

I know you won’t believe it, but crush has finally begun at some wineries and custom crush facilities here in northern California wine country.  At Holdredge Wines, we picked a block last Friday, September 17, from 2 different vineyards: Bucher and Foothills Ranch.  Yes, for many wineries, they would be practically finished with crush by [...]

You don’t need me to tell you that times are tough.  Everywhere you hear terms like the “new normal,” “double-dip recession” and the like.  Look no further than the farmer to see the reality that is our changed landscape.  In this case, I visited Thomson Vineyards in Los Carneros, an American Viticultural Area (AVA) that spans [...]

The 2010 Wine Blogger’s Conference is nearly upon us.  This will be my second and it feels good that I won’t have that freshman feeling walking around campus with a map in my hand and propeller on my head.  Nope, no longer a noob.  A lot has happened in the past year since WBC09 in [...]