A teacher of mine once described wine as liquid music, and spoke passionately about how it has the power to touch your soul and inspire you. I’m undoubtedly enjoying a love affair with pinot, but what inspires me isn’t the just the wine, it’s the people behind the glass I’m drinking. One of the major [...]

In Principals and Practices of Winemaking, Roger Boulton, Vernon Singleton, Linda Bisson and Ralph Kunkee of UC Davis devote a large part of their opening chapter to the planning and other considerations you need to address before making wine commercially. Some of it consists of lists of questions covering finance and regulatory areas such as: [...]

We’ve really appreciated the feedback we’ve gotten on Winery names so far and I wanted to encourage any other helpful and creative souls to post a comment if they would like to join the fun. Probably the most exciting (and intimidating) aspect of starting a winery in the Russian River Valley is our proximity to [...]

We’re all eagerly awaiting what is sure to be a feast of epic proportions over here in pinot-land. Food coma is all but assured. But as we count our numerous blessings and give thanks for family and friends, it’s incumbent upon us all to remember those less fortunate than us; the downtrodden upon whose backs [...]

More than you ever wanted to know about Pinot clones…