
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Each year, once our family is about to have our Thanksgiving meal, we like to first say why we’re thankful.
I, like most of you, have a lot of thanks for the people who have a great impact my life. I’m going to try to include you all here. This is just a snapshot of how many people impact a wine publicist and wine blogger’s life… It’s larger than I could have ever imagined… If I’ve forgotten anyone, I apologize. It’s not intended.

On the personal side, I’m thankful for my family and friends, who bless me with their love, year after year.
On the blogger side, I’m thankful for the 433,004 unique views of this site… That means YOU, dear reader. I write it and you find it interesting enough to read, for whatever reason known only to you.
Also on the blogger side, I’m thankful to those wineries who are sending their wines for me to taste from all over the world, expanding my palate opportunities.
I adore my friends on Facebook, too. Facebook has expanded my friend base in ways I would have never seen coming, just a few short years ago.

On the professional side, thanks to the many editors who aggragate my wine blog stories, because they find it worthy. And wine writers who find what I present interesting enough to publish stories presented to them of our clients.
Our clients make our merry-go-round spin… I’m thankful for the following owners and the people who run their companies. They’ve entrusted Jose and me to help them to present messages, for the past year. Where we would be without them, I do not know…
- Charles Creek Vineyard
- Chinois Asian Bistro
- Happy Camper Wines
- Middleton Family of Wines
- Oak Grove
- Oak Knoll Winery
- Oregon Pinot Gris Marketing Group
- Orentano Wines
- Platypus Tours
- PS I Love You (members are below)
- Pure Luxury Limos
- Respite
- River Road Family Vineyards and Winery
- Robert Biale Vineyards
- Ron Rubin Vineyards
- Suisun Valley Grape Growers Association
- Ume Japanese Bistro
- Wine Marketing Pros
- Wooden Valley Winery
PS I LOVE YOU MEMBERS
Anaba Wines | Fenestra Vineyard | Page Mill Winery |
Andis Wines | Field Stone Winery | Parducci Wine Cellars |
Artezin ~ Hess Collection | Flying Horse Wines | Pedroncelli Winery |
Aver Family Vineyard | Fulcrum Wines | Ranchita Canyon Vineyard |
Bacigalupi Vineyards | Girard Winery, LLC | RIDGE VINEYARDS |
Baldwin Wines | Glamazon Wines | Ripken Vineyards & Winery |
Ballentine Vineyards | Grizzly Republic Wines | Robert Biale Vineyards |
Barra of Mendocino | Guglielmo Winery | Rock Wall Wine Company |
Berryessa Gap Vineyards | Harney Lane Winery | Silkwood Wines |
Bogle Winery | Heringer Estates | Spangler Vineyards |
Carica Wines | HoppeKelly Vineyards | Stags’ Leap Winery |
Line 39 | James Geagan Wines | Stanton Estate Vineyards |
Cedar Creek Ranch & Vineyards | Justice Grace | Shoe Shine | Storrs Winery & Vineyards |
Clarksburg Wine Company | Kent Rasmussen Wines | Torano Family Vineyards |
Clayhouse | Klinker Brick Winery | Trentadue Winery |
Concannon Vineyard | Lake Winchester Vineyards | Tres Sabores Winery |
Crooked Vine | Stony Ridge | Las Positas Vineyards | Trueheart Vineyard |
D.H. Gustafson Family Vineyards | Lava Cap Winery | Turkovich Family Winery |
David Fulton Winery, LLC | Marr Cellars | T-Vine Cellars |
DeCosta Family Vineyards | Mettler Family Vineyards | Twisted Oak Winery, LLC |
Delectus Winery | Michael-David Vineyards | Venteux Vineyards |
Denier Handal Vineyards | Miro Cellars | Vina Robles, Inc. |
Diamond Ridge Vineyards | Mounts Family Wines | Vincent Arroyo Winery |
Don Sebastiani & Sons | Nottingham Cellars | Wilson Vineyards |
Estrella Creek Wines | Occasio Winery | Wooden Valley Winery |
F. Teldeschi Winery | Odonata Wines |
And a very happy Thanksgiving to you and Jose, Jo. I hope you have a day of rest, and that someone is preparing dinner for you.
Hi, Joanne, I do for today. This coming Sunday, I’ll be entertaining again with the same daughter having dinner today, as well as her lifelong best friend, who also moved to CA shortly after we did. They’re very good friends and their babies are growing up together just as they did… Very strong bonds.
Lots of joy, and I wish the same for you and yours. Thanks for your continued support and caring.