Wine Tonite!

The alignment of cool weather leading to later-than-average harvest timeframes and me getting back on my feet again after 8 weeks in a cast, has allowed me to kick off my own small lot wine-making projects that I thought were going to be delayed a year.  I’m giddy with excitement. Thanks to some connections in [...]

While the wine country in 2011 has started with a cool spring / early summer as well as some late rains, leading to concerns of mildew and shattering, fear not, there is never a doubt that this will be the Best. Vintage. Ever. Is there ever any doubt?  Really.  Unfortunately, I may have just put [...]

There is much more to do in the small, rural locations in northern Sonoma than you might think.  One activity that you must experience at least once is a Mateo Granados traveling dinner.  Mateo and his crew setup operations at various locations throughout the month, with most being wineries.  He creates authentic cuisine from the [...]

I didn’t realize how challenging it would be to search for rental homes here in wine country.  Since we still have a home in Atlanta, we’re not ready nor able to take advantage of some of the homes in the area that are up for sale in this buyer’s market.  Rather, I’m looking to rent [...]

Perhaps I should change the name of this blog to something that has the words Pinot Noir in it.  I can’t get enough of the stuff!  Don’t let the rainy forecast deter you from immersing yourself in the elegant juice that is Russian River Valley Pinot Noir by attending Pinot on the River 2010.  When [...]