Mr. “Slow Foods San Francisco” brings an Italian twist to Mendocino County’s...
Who doesn’t love a food and wine event that’s off the beaten path? How about the Wine & Mushroom Festival of Mendocino County? For me, too, I love knowing what the members of PS I Love You are up...
View ArticleEarth Day in Ukiah at Parducci Wine Cellars
I love advocating for one of the members of PS I Love You. They’ve all done so much to advance the cause for Petite Sirah’s place in history, and they deserve all the publicity I can afford to give...
View ArticlePacific Star Winery ~ Sally Ottoson
Few among us remind me of the Little Red Hen... You remember, "Who wants to help me sow the seeds, to grow the wheat, to mill the seeds into flour, to make the bread for us to eat?" The post Pacific...
View ArticleIt’s time for the Twenty Third Annual Spring Hopland Passport
It must be spring, because once again, it’s time for the Twenty Third Annual Spring Hopland Passport event Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, May 4, 2014 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day 17 winery tasting...
View ArticleThe many charms of a winemaker ~ Mark Beaman ~ During harvest, no less
One of the many charms of Mark Beaman is that I got a winemaker profile during harvest. One would think that it’s pretty hard to do right now. Certainly I did. So I used a different technique than the...
View ArticleIf you want a Moniker Wine, name it that… Moniker Wines
MONIKER WINE: it’s not brain surgery, people, but look how long it took someone to come up with the actual moniker as a wine brand. Now that it’s out there, the rest of us are all slapping our...
View ArticleWINESONG ~ Mendocino Coast’s Premier Food and Wine Event
WINESONG is Mendocino Coast’s premier food and wine event, and I highly recommend that if you love food and wine events, get yourself to Mendocino for September 9 and 10, 2016. Having put on wine...
View ArticleWine of the Week ~ Mendocino Wine Company Vertical of True Grit Petite Sirah
PREFACE: THE HEART OF THE DEAL ~ THE WINERY: info is coming from the company’s own statements I can’t make up their history Nor am I to try THE SCIENCE OF THE DEAL ~ WINEMAKING THE SOUL OF THE DEAL ~...
View ArticleRon Rubin Winery Trained for “Saving Lives” Program expands to include all of...
Ron Rubin, of Ron Rubin Winery, had exclusively funded a program for saving lives in only Sonoma County. In collaboration with the American Red Cross and ZOLL Medical Corporation, this program has now...
View Article2018 September’s Winesong Weekend is coming in Mendocino County
[All images are from Winesong.] In its Thirty-Fourth year, Winesong Weekend, Mendocino County’s premier food and wine experience, will take place on Friday, September 7, and Saturday, September 8. The...
View ArticleFetzer Vineyards Honored with “Changemaker” Distinction from B Lab for...
After having just visited with Fetzer Vineyards, to celebrate their Fiftieth Anniversary, the press release below does not surprise me in the least. I’ll be writing in greater details about my visit...
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