Wine Tonite!

One year ago I packed up the car without a job and moved to wine country from Atlanta for a short stint as a harvest intern for Holdredge Wines based in Healdsburg, CA.  As I have chronicled here on the blog and elsewhere on the internets my short time working with John Holdredge and the [...]

Perhaps our favorite restaurant due to both its location, which is so close to our house, as well as the great food and wine selections is Terra Terroir, which is also well-known in this area for hosting cool wine events.  One of our annual favorites is the Pinot Ultimate when Fred Gunton, owner of A Nose for Wine [...]

Near the top of the Russian River Valley off of West Side Road in Healdsburg, in an area the locals call the Middle Reach, you will find a relatively new winery (about 4-5 years old) called C. Donatiello.  But, really, it’s an existing winery reincarnated in both name and purpose.  The winery is named after the new [...]

UPDATE (5/21):  Murphy Goode just extended all deadlines by roughly 2 weeks, which means more time for more videos and more votes.  How will this change things?  More videos means more competition, a larger selection to choose from, and reduced odds for those already in the game.  Is there a first mover advantage here or [...]