St. Zini is celebrating the Solstice. Head over to the Zinquisition and join in the festivities and watch him wallow in the fecund embrace the earth mother. Quick sampling of the BioD brilliance that awaits you: stand behind cow to gather fresh “poo†– take care not to slip in yesterday’s “pooâ€â€¦ take magical cow [...]
December 20, 2006
Today in the Press Democrat an article is running about our neighbors over on Westside Road, Roshambo WInery, selling their facility to Silver Oak. The article says that they’ll be keeping their brand name however. Knowing they had a winery blog, I surfed on over to get their take on the news. One of the [...]
December 19, 2006
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Vilafonte, a winery in South Africa, is trying to perfect a cigar that will pair well with Bordeaux blends. The cigars they are making are lighter in style (which I prefer) so as not to overwhelm. Decanter is calling it a world first for wine, but I’m sure there are plenty of folks out there [...]
December 19, 2006
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Dezel from Virginia Wine Spot sends in a pic that is making me green with envy. Apparently he got the shirt just in time for a cruise to the Bahamas. Poor guy. Looks like the weather was just terrible. Here’s what Dezel had to say about what I’m sure was just a miserable trip: First [...]
December 18, 2006
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Joel Vincent from Vivi’s Wine Journal and Wine Life Today sent in the above pic of him, winemaker Paul Hobbs and Paul’s daughter Augustina. For those unfamiliar with Paul, he makes very well regarded pinot and is also a wizard with all sorts of other varieties including Cabernet from both Napa and abroad. Besides making [...]
December 21, 2006
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