I finished a final estimate of the losses we incurred due to the insane cold snap this weekend. It came out to exactly 20%. 3.4 acres of Rebecca’s vineyard were hit and hit hard by the sub 30′s temps this past Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Below you can see the temp data from our RanchSystems [...]
April 15, 2008
Great post over at Pinot Law that I highly recommend you check out. Here’s the take-away for the time strapped: I do not wish to belabor the point, but the sooner the wholesalers realize that a major paradigm shift has occurred in the wine market, the better off they will be. The Internet is not [...]
April 11, 2008
There’s a general philosophy among open-minded Christians that basically boils down to: “Don’t sweat the small stuff.” When one denomination agrees with 90% of what the other has to say, why focus on the 10% that separates? I’ve held a similar attitude regarding Gary Vee since he burst on the scene a couple years ago. [...]
April 10, 2008
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The opening line in Steve Heimoff’s profile of Greg La Follette in New Classic Winemakers of California reads: “It has been said of Greg La Follette that he could bring a church to tears about Pinot Noir.” In the clip below you can get a bit of a feel for how he earned that reputation. [...]
April 10, 2008
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I’ll be posting a few clips from a very cool and interesting winemaker roundtable from last month over the next few days. Sponsored by Kendall-Jackson and benefitting the Sonoma County Wine Library, Steve Heimoff (his latest book can be found here) led a discussion with some of Sonoma’s top winemakers. Today I’m featuring a quick [...]
April 23, 2008
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