Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category
10 THINGS….That Keep Me Living In Sonoma Valley 1. AN EPICUREAN LIFESTYLEWe all set priorities, some more important that others. The idea of putting epicurianism high on the list is a choice that is better than many. Just recently a cheesemonger and a chocolate maker opened up not more than 3 minutes from my house. I can purchase the best meat in the world at local markets. The restaurants in Sonoma Valley rival those of any town north of San…
Some Friday Fermentation Housekeeping and Public Service Messages… 1. SUBSCRIBE TO FERMENTATION It’s easy as a chilled Chardonnay to subscribe to the FERMENTATION RSS Feed. Over there on the right side of this page you see a number of one touch RSS Feed subscription buttons. Click on the RSS Reader that you use (MyYahoo, Bloglines, Newsgator, etc) and voila, you can easily see what’s being discussed here and at your other favorite blogs at your one-stop blog reader 2. ONE…
If you have an interest in "Terroir American Style" then you probably, or should, have an interest in Diamond Creek wines. The vineyard designated wines of Diamond Creek made off of a relatively small parcel of land on Diamond Mountain in Napa Valley were among the first to give concrete recognition to the notion in America that different pieces of land create different tasting wines. The man who committed to this idea, Al Brounstein, died Monday after a long battle…
What keeps you up at night? What keeps you excited after you wake in the morning and realize another day is yours? What is it about your work that makes you proud and motivates you? I was asking myself these questions the other day while conversing with a Zinfandel. In the end, my answer was not money, not prestige, not security. What keeps me proud and motivated about the work I do is my associations. Wark Communications has right now…
This past fathers day was a hoot. We had four fine fathers gathered with their wives and children and grandchildren all in our newly renovated back yard. It was all good…Until I had to explain myself. You see it was warm outside. And while a chilled rose and gewurztraminer were on the table, I wanted to drink something red. But it was just too damn hot to really appreciate it. So I did what I often do with red wine…
