Man, I’m tired. What with the long drives to and from Davis and the evening childbirth classes, I’m getting great at operating at less than optimum. Baby lifestyle practice I guess. Tonight I’m just going to focus on the first presenter of the day, Matt Franklin, a partner at O’Dowd, Franklin, and Rabanal. A lot [...]

Craig Camp’s Anne Amie Vineyards is hosting what looks to be an outstanding Pinot Noir dinner up in Oregon on July 27th. From the site: What is great wine without great food? A fabulous dinner will be assured as our guest chefs for the evening are Caprial and John Pence, owners of the renowned Caprial’s [...]

Overall another good day, reinforcing the initial talk given by Vic on Monday. Today was really a hodgepodge of stats and opinions focusing on the US market, and there was quite a bit of overlap in the presentations. There were a few pretty cool data tidbits from each presenter, and I’ve noted them below after [...]

By far the highlight of the day was the State of the Industry talk given by MKF senior partner Vic Motto. After a brief overview on the global industry and a quick mention of the low end wine gluts in France and Australia, Vic launched into one of the most optimistic and inspirational discussions of [...]

Well I’ve been able to set up shop here at 106 Wellman at my old stomping grounds at UC Davis (wireless connectivity, check, electrical outlets, check). I’ll be live blogging compelling presentations and ideas as they happen/occur. Hopefully you’ll find some of it interesting and will be able to get most of the best take [...]