Along Wine Road: Fall 2011
Enchantingly, amazingly, gorgeously startling, the Fall colors along Wine Road make me stop and take notice; this is a time of reckoning with a true, easy to see change of seasons. I have been reflecting on the past and looking towards winter while gazing at the amazing display of colors, caused by the cold at night (dipping into frosty temps); the leaves are dying with an amazing burst of colorful life at their demise. The inexorable march of time exemplified….this year is showing colors better than I remember of late- each season along Wine Road is truly enchanted. This idea of the beauty of the dying leaves was well expressed by Pookie Adams, played by Liza Minelli in THE STERILE CUCKOO-Wendell Burton is in this snap- you may recall him from the...
Read MoreStryker Sonoma
Excellence in architectural design, execution and placement on the land shine at Stryker Sonoma, where the spectacular approach along the direct driveway through estate vineyards, Alexander Valley hills hovering, protecting to the East, delivers guests to the wisteria-bedecked arbor entrance to fabulous wines, hospitality, tours by appointment and renowned special event and wedding site. Home to Club Stryker Sonoma and delicious estate driven wines, centered on cab but with zin and chardonnay also included, hand-crafted with youthful enthusiasm and attention to quality, mostly directly sold to consumers, Stryker Sonoma completely delivers in the views, vistas and complete romantic feel of wine country; this place LOOKS like one might dream of a winery...
Read MoreTR’s Day in the Dry Creek Valley
One of my favorite things is to host folks along Wine Road; nothing better than showing off all our fabulous members and our fantastic northern Sonoma County location, sharing my favorite places. I am excited to escort journalist Marcia Frost out into the DCV- our day could easily be your day- so here we go! I arrive at the romantic, comfortable, convenient, cozy 1869 Italianate lovely Victorian Camellia Inn right after breakfast-time and scoop up journalist Marcia who has rested in a King room with fireplace and jacuzzi tub. We are off, taking a scenic route through Healdsburg and out Dry Creek Road (it was pointed out to me that the addresses on Dry Creek Road correspond to how many miles out you are along this Enchanted Route- for example, 1000 Dry Creek...
Read More#WFA11
Much like Christmas or any anticipated, special days, A Wine & Food Affair 2011 has proven itself to be ephemeral and has joined the annals of memory. I had a whirlwind of a time along Wine Road. A brief run-down of my visits and thoughts- even though we had a wee spot of rain, the Fall in Northern Sonoma County is gorgeous- lots of spectacular foliage and last-roses-of-summer in all their autumnal glory: I stopped first at Copain Wines, home of spectacular vistas and lovely, hospitality and wines. Onward to DeLoach Vineyards: Made a circle route over to La Crema Winery next: Next up, Sonoma-Cutrer: Next up, bubbles and stills at Korbel: Towards Guerneville to 116 south: Russian River Vineyards: Next up: Dutton Estate...
Read More#wfa11: Backstage @ Wine Road Worldwide HQ
A Wine & Food Affair is here! Today at Wine Road Worldwide HQ, we are finishing up the preparations for the winery member pick-up of supplies tomorrow. We have the finalized RSVP lists and are ready to welcome each guest to the winery at which they have chosen to check in. Each participating winery will attend a Wine Road A Wine & Food Affair Event Power Point Briefing tomorrow AM given by our ED, Beth- they will pick up their Event Envelope full of All Things Wine Road and away we go! Members will come by our Wine Road HQ Warehouse to pick up their glasses, event wristbands, Programs, event instructions, signage, Designated Driver supplies, Calistoga Water- well, you name it, Wine Road has it! Tomorrow is an anticipatory time, where Wine Road HQ...
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