Over the past couple weeks, I’ve been working the scene at some pretty big wine tastings and more are on the way throughout the summer.  These are the types of events with something like 500 people walking around, glasses in hand, slightly purple stained lips, going from table to table sampling wines. It’s sometimes loud, […]

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It really is. I started thinking about this post last week with all the broohaha going on surrounding the Napa Valley Auction. I thought it was very interesting to see all of the press about how this year’s results (along with all the other charitable wine auctions around the country) were down.  That’s understandable but […]

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Catfish are jumping and the cotton is high. Or more appropriately grapevines. They are really popping off right now in Sonoma County these early days of June. It seems like (knock on wood) that the rainy days have left and we’ve nothing but prime grape growing weather ahead. The mornings are cool and fog is […]

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