“Sonoma County’s Riviera ~ A Winery Done Well,” produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola (Rated “G”)
More than once on this blog, I’ve written about children having a place at wineries. They should have a place, in my humble opinion. Most winery owners have children, and their children – like mine did when living at home – were able to enjoy wine with their meals. Why not? Wine is a liquid [...]
The Dark Side of Lovely Wine Country ~ Is there any excuse for this?
[Image is from PBS.org.] This story was pulled for a bit today, because I was trying to get to the bottom of a “he said, she said,” and I now have. The owner gave me a conflicting story, and it doesn’t match with what I’ve been able to ascertain from the police, so I’m running [...]
Missing Portugal’s Wine Country: The Medieval Influences That Still Affect Modern Times
I’m missing Portugal so much. It’s interesting to visit another country, and then have your heart tied up in it forever. (I feel the same way about Maui; although, it’s one of the 50 states, getting there’s a bit complicated, and it’s not like any of our other states.) I could have gone back there [...]
Wines of Note with Wine Notes
I need to first write that I began this blog, and had it sitting in my scheduled blogs. I was going to be tasting it on a Monday, and when that Monday came along, my computer’s mother board fried itself. Yup… all of a sudden, nothing worked. I had about seven screens open, but nothing [...]
Wine Country at its Finest ~ Wine Event With a Twist of Pomegranate
Living in wine country never ceases to amaze me. I said to myself when I first arrive, “Dear God, don’t ever let me take any of this for granted;” and then, I got on with finding a job that would sustain me. [Image borrowed from Edible Marin Wine Country] As it turns out, there are [...]
Napa Valley Harvest Is Going “Live” Starting Today Through Saturday
Having worked with Randy Hall and Christophe Smith, during Concannon Vineyard‘s Annual Petite Sirah Symposiums, I’m very excited about this Live presentation of Napa Valley in Harvest. Harvest is the most exciting time during the entire growing cycle; from winter’s dormancy, to spring’s promise, summer’s promised bounty exploding, and autumn’s maturity on the vine… ripe [...]
Wine Industry Photographer Lenny Siegel
There are so many aspects of the wine business to enjoy: Growing Producing Sales Marketing PR Writing Educating Social Media The list seems to go on, if just I sit here and conjure up more aspects. I personally prefer the creative end of writing and photography. I keep out of the vineyards and the labs, [...]
Italiaoutdoors Invites Wine Lovers to “Bike The Wine Roads of The Veneto” This Fall
Italiaoutdoors is an owner-operated private guide service, which creates and guides active culinary tours in Northeastern Italy. Unique in their ability to combine active biking, skiing, and hiking adventures with world-class culinary programs, the tours include James Beard award-winning chefs. The company customizes vacations packages for groups of four to 12 people, and they have [...]
