Wine Tonite!

The chronicles of living the wine country dream has us landing in Napa now after a short 3 month stint in Healdsburg up in northern Sonoma.  The quickness in which Jonjie was able to land a wine industry job was unexpected but not surprising.  While we love the rural and laid back nature of Sonoma [...]

Today I had the honor of working with Phillip Titus of Titus Vineyards for an hour to talk about some harvest activities including crushing and destemming Cabernet Sauvignon picked earlier in the morning.  Below is the recorded session.  Please let me know if you have any questions about topics discussed in this episode and be [...]

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 [...]

As a part of #Cabernet Day, I attended an intimate family-style luncheon and tasting with a select crowd at Marita’s Vineyard ranch. Immediately, I could see there was an emphasis on family. I first met Bulmaro Montes, the family patriarch whose vision is being implemented and realized with the 2.6 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon in [...]

About 60 miles north of Healdsburg and along some seriously winding roads that might cause motion-sickness for some lies the Anderson Valley.  This American Viticultural Area (AVA) is well-known for producing some fantastic Pinot Noir, so it didn’t take much for my tour guide for the day, Deb Kravitz (@whatdebpours), to convince me we should [...]