by Jo Diaz | Aug 10, 2016 | Green Valley, History, Terroir
[This photo is of a weather station at The Rubin Family of Wines, in Green Valley of the Russian River Valley. Fog is hanging in the background.] Terroir Green Valley of Russian River Valley is comprised of the following small towns, which are all bordered to the west...
by Jo Diaz | Jul 16, 2014 | Dear Diary, Guest Accomodations, Landis Shores Inn, Sonoma County, Wine
I need a real vacation, because this wine publicist’s house is under siege with repair people. Yesterday I posted about a flood happening in our upstairs bathroom. With water fans blowing 24/7, the “loud” white noise is now really setting in. I need...
by Jo Diaz | Jan 23, 2014 | Mendocino County, Wine, Winemaker, Winemaking, Winery
Few among us remind me of the Little Red Hen… You remember, “Who wants to help me sow the seeds, to grow the wheat, to mill the seeds into flour, to make the bread for us to eat?”
by Jo Diaz | Jun 26, 2013 | Chardonnay, Green Valley, Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, Sonoma, Viticulture, Wine, Wine Education, Wine HIstory
Originally established as Sonoma County Green Valley in 1983, the history regarding Green Valley of Russian River Valley is as old as the beginning theories of Northern California’s plate tectonics. The movement of earth masses has created an ideal wine grape...
by Jo Diaz | May 1, 2013 | Green Valley, Russian River Valley, Sonoma, Vineyards, Viticulture, Wine, Winemaking
Jim Pratt’s (Cornerstone Certified Vineyards) been working as a wine grape grower of the stars for nearly 30 years, which also includes being a veteran of the grapevine nursery business. In 1995, Jim Pratt bought what he would later call the “Pratt...
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