Archive for the ‘Culture and Wine’ Category
Every single day I thank the gods that I am fortunate enough to live in such a beautiful and unique spot as Sonoma Valley. I’ve been here for a decade now after spending time in Marin County to the south and San Francisco, further south. I occasionally like to offer FERMENTATION readers a glimpse of this community. Today that glimpse is the crime that infests our small Valley. From today’s Sonoma Index Tribune: "Patrol Car Hit With Baguette""A 23-year-old female…
A wine that alludes to marijuana? Hell that’s nothing. When I was getting a B.A. at Humboldt State University I crossed paths (only saw, of course, never indulged) with Pot Tea, Pot-infused hard candy, Pot-Cakes and Brownies, Pot-laced wine, Pot-infused meatloaf and, in what was really a tribute to the quality of Humboldt horticulture, a large bud of Humboldt grown pot that would stick to the ceiling when tossed upward with force. Still, it’s nice to see some vintners have…
I think jazz and wine tend to go together so nicely because both have the capacity to make you think while at the same time soaking up real pleasure. It’s why art and wine are often paired. I am a jazz fan. Yet too often "jazz in wine country" turns out to be a "smooth jazz" kind of affair in which a mediocre sax player sits in with a synthesizer while bad brie is passed around. There’s nothing in that…
My weekly post at WellFed.net’s Wine Sediments Blog is up today. This week we delve into the issue of immigration, undocumented workers and the wine industry.
"Lodi was famous for wines," lamented John Beckman, a city councilman. "Suddenly we became famous for terrorists." It’s not hard to understand the frustration that Councilman Beckman feels. His little town out outskirts of the Bay Area is becoming more and more connected with terrorism as the trial of two Lodi men on terrorism charges has gained national attention. This is an interesting PR situation for Lodi wineries and wineries that put "Lodi" on their label to indicate this is…
