Hat Creek Ranch is my favorite place on earth. Each night I’m here I open the windows and let the sound of the rushing water ease me to sleep. Each day I marvel at the natural beauty of this area, sandwiched between Mt. Lassen and Mt. Shasta, both of which are visible from different parts [...]

Tyler Coleman AKA Dr. Vino has a fantastic post up about the super stealth new way to smuggle illicit beverages onto planes. The “secret beer belly” has even been featured on CNN. Good stuff. Also, Tyler was kind enough to mention us on the Fast Company.com blog last week. I’m extremely flattered, so thanks Doc!

Kent is the winemaker of Green Truck Cellars, a small Pinot producer in Napa Valley. And when I say small, I’m talking 400-500 cases small. Earlier this year he traveled to France on a journey to discover more about the barrels he was using; how they were made, how the wood was selected and harvested, [...]

Last week Morgan mentioned that the Chronicle would be doing a story on Ravenswood and his dad Joel Peterson, the winemaker and co-founder. Well, he wasn’t kidding. The Chronicle pulled out all the stops for the feature and even threw in a podcast. Nice! There’s a bunch of interesting info in the article that, in [...]