“Best of Show” Awards at the Sonoma Wine Country Weekend
How many ways can you write about something you’ve covered for the last 17 years, without it becoming totally boring… for me, at least, if not also for you. They’re over there, she’s over here, this wine tasted like that (for me, who knows what it would taste like for you?), and they had food… [...]
Calaveras County ~ Do You Know What “Calaveras” Translates Into?
Working in the Sierra Foothills for Ironstone Vineyards, I learned pretty fast. DIGRESSION (It’s necessary to this story.): Pre-Ironstone, I worked at Belvedere Winery. I was very fortunate to have Puerto Rico as a one of my sales territories. I worked with the V. Suarez Company. They were one of the greatest wholesalers to work [...]
Rodney Strong Survival Guide For Their Concert Series
The heat of the day was sweltering this past Saturday at Rodney Strong – on the lawn – but it wasn’t as hot as the music… And, what about that Mindi Abair? I didn’t know she was such a hot tamale. There something very empowering for all women (sorry guys), when a woman commands a [...]
Why I Want to be Reborn as a Yeast on a Chardonnay Grape
My stint at Robert Mondavi Winery as a wine educator was one of the quickest jobs I’ve ever had, while it was also the most intriguing… Within five months I got a break as a Director of PR for Ironstone Winery, and off I went to work for a Murphys, California, wine company. Mondavi was [...]
Robyn Tinsley ~ Wine Writer #18
Robyn Tinsley’s Got the Skinny on it All… In 1999, I had organized a wine trip into Houston, Texas for Ironstone Vineyards, bringing in my boss, Stephen Kautz to meet with wine influencers. I connected with Dick Dace, The Epicurean Publicist, who kindly set up a Houston wine media and winemaker dinner at one of [...]
