Browsing Month »February, 2007«

A Davis Love Story, part 2

February 27, 2007

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Part 1 can be found here. The ride to jail was more than a little surreal for the obvious reasons (“Oh my God, I’m actually going to jail,” etc.). But it was made even more so by the fact that my blue uniformed chauffeur was blasting 2Pac the entire ride from Davis to the Woodland [...]

Great Podcast on Pinot Clones

February 26, 2007

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Over at Grape Radio they’ve produced a tremendous podcast on Pinot Noir clones moderated by former UCD professor Carole Meredith. Really great info for both enthusiasts and producers alike. Thanks to the Grape Radio folks for recording and providing this great seminar from World of Pinot Noir 2006. Check it out.

Best Winery Blog Award

February 21, 2007

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I’m proud to report that Pinotblogger took away the Best Winery Blog award in the first American Wine Blog Awards over at Tom Wark’s Fermentation. Thanks to all my friends, family, readers and industry friends for Voting for Pedro. Good times indeed. Here are the other winners, I suggest you check them out as they [...]

A Valentine’s Day Love Story in Two Parts

February 14, 2007

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Stories about how couples meet and fall in love are some of the very best types of conversations to have over wine. Regrettably I can’t offer you a nice glass of pinot to sip while you read this, but I thought it would be fun to share the story of how my wife and I [...]

Blog Productivity: Edit, Upload & Post a Pic in 60 Sec

February 11, 2007

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I love my Macbook. I don’t know how I got along without it. It’s well designed, beautiful (at least as far as computers go), and best of all it allows me to be unbelievably productive. That’s a good thing too because when harvest hits high gear next fall free time will be in very short [...]