Tweet A couple of weeks ago we were fortunate enough to get a mention in the Wall Street Journal. It was certainly a very cool thing to have happen. Traffic to the site rose dramatically, for a few days. Some folks joined the mailing list and some others subscribed to our RSS feed. Many were [...]

Tweet 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 [...]

Tweet If you are new here, don’t forget to vote on our label design! Tomorrow I’m off to San Francisco to attend WordCamp 06, a conference for WordPress users and developers. WordPress is the blogging platform that I use to write Pinotblogger, and its completely free, which I think is pretty awesome. Capozzi Winery will [...]

Tweet Veraison (vay-ray-ZON), the start of berry ripening is upon us. All over Rebecca’s Vineyard Pinot grapes are starting their change from hard, green, sour acid pebbles into sweet, ripe, red bird bait. I find this time of year the most beautiful, as long as the temps are reasonable. The fair is still going on, [...]

Tweet One of the best and most honest posts on building a winery (and running it as a business) I’ve read is over at Vintner’s Journal, the Match Vineyard’s winery blog. This kind of openess really makes me want to try their wines. I just wish Randy and Sasha would post more often. Have a [...]