Monthly Archives: October 2009
Gary Vaynerchuk Pep Talk to 8th Graders at V Sattui
What would Gary Vaynerchuk be doing speaking to a class of 8th grade students at V Sattui winery? First, a little about Gary for readers of this blog who have not heard of him. Gary Vaynerchuk just published “Crush It,” … Continue reading
Napa Valley Bits & Pieces of News – October
Harvest Ups and Downs At the annual Napa Valley Vintners Association Harvest Report, jubilant vintners gave glowing reports, touting the 2009 vintage to be perhaps one of the best in recent years. But that report came the day before the … Continue reading
Backroad Adventures in Carneros – II
Two Contrasting Family-Owned Wineries Now that we have visited the wineries on the north side of Carneros in Napa County, we can head over across Highway 121 and to Old Sonoma Road and visit Artesa and Truchard Vineyards. Both are … Continue reading
Carneros Backroad Adventures
Looking For Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in all the right places, Part One Why take the tourist route? Here is a backroad gem of a tour where you can see some fantastic views of Carneros and the Napa Valley and … Continue reading
Spottswoode – Where Cabernet Rules
A small group of wine bloggers were invited by the Wine Hiker, Russ Beebe, to a tour and tasting at two well-known and famous Napa wineries. We met at Smith-Madrone on Spring Mountain and then went back down to the … Continue reading
