Archive for the ‘Wine Places’ Category
The California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control has finally brought to light the dirty little secret behind underage drinking in Sonoma Valley: SONOMA VALLEY MINORS ARE USING THE HIGH-END WINERY TASTING ROOMS TO GET THEIR DRINK ON. A recent decoy operation meant to the expose and stop the growing craze among Sonoma Valley minors of hanging out in winery tasting rooms and getting their drunk on before marauding over to the next boutique winery was directed and paid for by…
Just Because it's Fun… THE TOP TEN MOST EXPENSIVE NAPA VALLEY ESTATES NOW ON THE MARKET(just in case you were thinking about moving to Napa Valley) #10: 1181 LAS POSADAS RD, Angwin, CA 94508—$10,500,000(The W.H. Smith Winery) Stunning 41 +/- Howell Mtn. Estate & winery w/ spectacular down valley & Lake Hennessey views. Multiple patios and courtyard provide an easy indoor/outdoor flow. Perfect for entertaining. 20,000 gal. winery permit, approx. 6.7 acre vineyard, crushpad and caves. 2 wells w/ 55…
I don't know if "old vine" vineyards produce wines of any specific characteristic. I've tasted a whole bunch of them over the years and walked through a number of such vineyards. But I just can't say what to expect from any vineyard labeled "old vine". However, I can say with some surety that the historic character and implications of these vineyards to California and to the wine industry is more valuable than anything one can say or experience about the…
One is never too far from Thomas Jefferson when in Charlottesville, Virginia. His greats works surround the city in the from of Monticello and the University of Virginia. He is the city's apparent mascot and his name helps promote many an idea, service and product in this neck of the woods. But for those at the 2011 Wine Bloggers Conference Thomas Jefferson must be of great symbolic importance. Jefferson's love of wine and promotion of the beverage so early in…
What I've learned at the 2011 Wine Bloggers Conference…So Far 1. The choice of Charlottesville for the location of the conference is an inspired one. Not only is it a town filled with gracious and proud folks, but it oozes history. And for a long-time student of American history, it's actually kind of difficult to explain the thrill to walk amongst that history. 2. Jancis Robinson, the first keynote speaker at the Conference, might be unique among practiced and established…
