Monthly Archives: June 2009
Lorca Winery in Rutherford Closes Shop
The Lorca Winery is out of business and sold what remained of their wine inventory, 600 cases of 2003 Gary’s Vineyard Pinot Noir, to Trader Joe’s. This wine is currently being sold at Trader Joe’s for $14.95 about half the … Continue reading
Traveling to the Napa Valley? Use the Wine Country Trip Planner
It has been several weeks since we have been to the Napa Valley; perhaps the longest stretch in recent memory. We are in the middle of a kitchen remodel and our wine travels are on hold until the project is … Continue reading
Napa Valley Bits & Pieces of Wine News – June 15th
Amazon Closer to Selling Wine When New Vine Logistics closed its doors a couple of weeks back many were predicting that Amazon would either drop or have a long delay in launching their plan to sell wine online. Amazon had … Continue reading
Napa Valley Wineries Who Tweet – Not Many
As a frequent traveler to wine country, a hunter of wine values and bargains, a wine blogger, and a member of Twitter, I recommend to all Napa Valley wineries, you should Tweet. Don’t just take my advice, read the cover … Continue reading
Napa Valley Bits and Pieces of Wine News
Can you Negotiate Wine Prices These Days? A friend of mine returned from a recent trip to the wine country and told me that he had bargained for a case of wine. He started out by saying He’d take six … Continue reading
