Browsing Month »August, 2006«

A Perfect Day

August 31, 2006

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Every once in a while you have a day that reminds you that God loves us and wants us to be happy. Ben Franklin is often quoted as saying that wine was ample proof of the fact, but I think my day today qualifies as well. I went to watch the As vs. the hated [...]

Blogs Are Porches

August 30, 2006

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Over at the REthink blog Paul writes about an interesting email he received from Jennie Haug from Titus Vineyards. In it Jenny points Paul to an article on the resurgence of the “porch sitting” phenomenon in Sonoma County and says that “as a winery I think it’s worth some pondering to consider how to apply [...]

Zinfandel Bill Vetoed By Arnold

August 29, 2006

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According to the Contra Costa Times, Gov. Schwarzenegger has squashed the bill that would have designated Zinfandel as California Historic Wine. “Whether it is a Cabernet from Napa or Sonoma, a delicate Pinot Noir from the Central Coast, a Zinfandel from the San Joaquin Valley or Sierra Foothills, California produces some of the finest wines [...]

Winery Design Update

August 27, 2006

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We’ve pretty much finalized the floorplan that we are going to submit to the county at this point. The only major addition to the design is that we moved the driveway from the west side of the building to the east (click on the picture to enlarge). This allows us to start the decent earlier [...]

Sunday Sentiments

August 27, 2006

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On Fire They tell you where you need to go Tell you when you need to leave They tell you what you need to know Tell you who you need to be Everything inside You know there’s more than what you’ve heard There’s so much more than empty conversations Filled with empty words And you’re [...]