Archive for the ‘Personal’ 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…
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…
I’ll be proving that my true calling is in the written word, rather than with my voice today as I make my regular monthly appearance on "WineBiz 2.0", a fine wine show broadcast weekly on KSVY…Sonoma Valley’s Local Radio Beheamoth. Hosted by Richard (KAZ) Kasmier and Eric Aho, Winebiz 2.0 takes a local look at all things wine. You can listen in over the Internet HERE at 1pm TODAY What to expect? I’m never sure. Kaz and Eric always have…
I’m happy to report the ARK is moving toward completion at a very fast clip. Once the mast is reconstructed after the last storm here in Northern California destroyed it, we set about to rebuild it. Also, we have set about collecting a number of different grape cuttings so that when the responsibility falls upon us to repopulate the earth, we will be bringing wine with us (we have plans for a male and female winemaker to board the ark.)….
Wark Communications keeps me on my butt and with a phone to my ear a great deal of the time. Too much really. So, when I get the chance to get out I take it. Today was one of those days. I went over to Bucklin Winery’s Old Hill Ranch to take photos of the newly prunned vineyard. Strolling, looking for useful shots, taking in the scenery, talking with Will Bucklin…..all very inspiring. From today’s stroll in the Old Hill…
