Archive for the ‘Wine Places’ Category
Ok…so Francis Ford Coppola got shot down on his desire to erect two lovely lighted pyramids on his Rosso & Bianco Winery (formerly Chateau Souverain) in Sonoma County. (Personally, I think the demise of this particular aesthetic element of his new Sonoma winery is a shame…Who doesn’t like a lighted pyramid?) However, it’s not as though the director of the greatest American movie ever made, winery owner, restaurateur and father of the woman that ruined Godfather III doesn’t retain big…
I was reminded recently of an amazing resource of which we all ought to be aware. Josh Hermsmeyer, dedicated winemaker and blogger, sent me a note letting me know that on March 28 the Sonoma County Wine Library will be hosting a talk by Steve Heimoff, author of New Classic Winemakers of California. Steve will be discussing winemaking with five of his New Classic Winemakers including Randy Ullom, Eric Cinnamon, Merry Edwards, Greg La Follette and Michael Terrien. The even…
In today’s SF Chronicle Janet Fletcher relates a wonderful tradition that occurs in the German Allgauer Alps. Apparently every fall there is a festival celebrating the cows’ return from the mountains where they’ve spent their time since spring feeding on the mountain grasses. These cows are the source of the milk that is made into the region’s Hirtenkase or "Herdsman Cheese". According to Janet, on September 18 the people of the region line the streets and watch the cows come…
I have a confession. I’m not too often convinced that winemakers have very much of interest to say. This comes from a guy who has worked with a LOT of winemakers, at least in the capacity as their publicist (I’ve never dragged a hose through a winery that I didn’t first trip on in my life. And my singe experience hand punching down Noir in small bins convinced me this was the kind of word I am simply not cut…
Remember that feeling you got as a child when you walked down Disneyland’s Main Street? It was all there. Everything a child could possible want out of life. Nothing spared. You grabbed your parent’s hand and literally pulled them toward Sleeping Beauty’s Castle with visions of amazing adventures, rides and fun beyond. Eating at Cyrus in Healdsburg, California brought me as close I I think I could get to that experience…only it was a Disneyland for adults. Myself, my wife…
