Remembering renaissance man and winemaker Art Finkelstein
As the song goes, “Only the good die young.” A more kind and gentle man can not be found, as Art Finkelstein was the quintessential prototype. Art died on Friday, May 28, 2010 in Napa Valley. His family was by his side, and I can’t imagine it any other way. Art’s wife, Bunny, their son, [...]
Letting Go of A Childhood Icon ~ Fess Parker
Thursday, March 18, 2010, Fess Parker died of natural causes, at his Santa Ynez home near his winery. Fess was 85 years old. It’s taken me a while to write about Fess Parker’s passing away. I grew up watching Fess Parker on Television during the 1950s with his signature coonskin hat as ‘Davy Crockett, King of [...]
Napa Valley Wine Icon Aldo Biale Passes Away
Born: October 24, 1929 It’s with great sadness that I’ve just learned that Aldo Biale has just passed away ~ Saturday, December 12, 2009 ~ in his home after a short illness. My friend and passionate Petite Sirah producer, Aldo has been at every Petite Sirah event, since I started working with the variety in [...]
European Wine Bloggers Conference ~ Strangers in a Not So Strange Land
Here’s the schedule: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ~ Alternatives: to participate in the workshops of the EWBC or to visit the Saint Jorge Castle and the old town of Lisbon 1:00 p.m. ~ Lunch at IBO Restaurant 2:30 p.m. ~ EWBC Yesterday, Delfim Costa, João Costa, Luis Ribeiro (all from Enoforum Wines of the [...]
European Wine Bloggers Conference ~ Hitting the Ground Running in Lisbon
Arrival in Lisbon, Portugal. WinePredator arrives tonight. Just spent the morning in a social media seminar led by Ryan Opaz (Catavino) and André Ribeirinho (Adegga). With the help of my new Blackberry and tutorials from Jose, I was ready to Twitter myself into oblivion. I pretty much kept up with all things being discussed, which [...]
