Prompted by the film Bottle Shock, there is a lot of talk these days about the famous Paris tasting in 1976. It was then that everyone realized that Napa Valley could compete on a wine world stage. In 1998 a similar tasting was repeated in San Francisco with some new additions, including the 1995 Clark-Claudon Cabernet.
The tasting was organized by Gordon Getty in [...]
Sorry for the lack of entries over the last few weeks…Whew! Sometimes life just gets in the way…
I always expect summer to be that lazy break between the craziness of Spring & Fall…silly girl…that just isn’t true! Three great winemaker dinners in Houston, Texas, marketing the yummy 2004 Estate, ‘07 Wild Iris & ‘05 Three Stones, final [...]
We are so excited about this new focus!
From the vineyard…
to the bottle…
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to medical and educational outreach… the circle feels complete.
Since our Peace Corp experience, hands-on-philanthropy has played an important role in Tom’s & my life. We learned as young adults that the perceived giver is often the receiver. From Colombia to Nicaragua to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
