Monthly Archives: June 2008

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Thanks to the Tremendous Fire Fighters Across the State!

It has been like living in a mushroom cloud around here.  As we all tried to adjust to the dark choking gloom I appreciated our firefighters on a whole new level.  Thankfully most, if not all, of the fires are now contained or under control.  The blue sky has not returned, but at least the air [...]

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Great Conversation Wine Facts

Did you know…
One barrel of wine equals 20 cases which equals 1200 glasses of wine
A ton of grapes makes about 720 bottles of wine, or 60 cases
One vine, on a hillside like ours, produces about 2 bottles of wine or 10 glasses annually
Each bottle of wine contains about 2.8 pounds of grapes.  That means each 5-oz glass [...]

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$10,000,000!!!

Wow!  Auction Napa Valley raised over $10,000,000!  Wine is an amazing vehicle for raising money for life changing programs.  Our wine was a great success, but more importantly it is so satisfying to contribute to this amazing event. 
Thanks to the NV Vintners staff.  They are even more amazing!!!
 

People lining up to taste our barrel lot

Making new friends…

Re-connecting with old [...]

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Witty, Wise & Captivating

It is great to see how many of you have subscribed to our blog!  Now I feel motivated to be witty, wise and captivating.  I don’t know about all that, but  I will try to keep it interesting…
As far as comments go, so far we have received offers for strange insurance, interesting equipment and oh, there [...]

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Auction Napa Valley; the American Wine Classic

Our community is ready to be the hostess with the mostest as Auction Napa Valley 2008 kicks off.  This four day event, sponsered by Napa Valley Vintners, brings together the entire community to raise money for health, housing and education programs in our county.Click here to learn more about who it helps.  Local, out of state and international attendees come to savor the [...]