Artesa Vineyards & Winery’s new head of winemaking, Mark Beringer, on ‘WineTales’
For those of you that love Pinots and Chardonnays, we have a special guest on the latest ‘Wine Tales’ episode. Mark Beringer is a 5th…
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Weekly digest #17: Twitter, CNN, Ashton Kutcher, Susan Boyle, B2B – discuss!
It seems like social networking is reaching a fever pitch. At every turn, someone mentions Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and, of course, Google. Not that we…
2007 Clos du Bois Pinot Grigio – All mineral, all the time (84 pts, $8.99)
There’s nothing wrong with minerals or tanins. It’s only when they’re alone that it becomes a problem. Imagine a building without the architecturally interesting facade.…
I spy with my little eye…a spring bird’s nest
For a while now, Clint and I suspected that a bird frequented our porch and would perch on one of our hanging lamps. Today, we…
Weekend viewing… not on TV, but on SSC
I’ve read, and others who know much more about this sort of thing have confirmed, that in 2010 the Web will overtake TV as the…
JPMorgan Chase: New billboard spotted
A while back, while driving home from Adobe, I spotted a billboard plastered with the words, “New to San Francisco, but not to banking – CHASE“.…
2007 Castoro Cellars Chardonnay – not too bad (86 pts., $9.99)
We’re working the Trader Joe’s wine shelves here. So don’t shoot for the moon. It’s about value and decent wines, with some very good ones…
It’s alive!
Thank you all for such an emotional outpouring of support for the concern over our severely pruned tree out front. It’s nice that you care.…
A surprise Super Montepulciano!
We received a large box in the mail a couple of weeks later with a bottle of wine from John P. and a wonderful note…
Rejection letter from Scarecrow Wines
Much to Clint’s dismay, I have added my name to the waiting list of several wineries for the simple reason that their demand far outstrips…