A Wine & Food Affair 2012: Our Smashing 14th Annual! #WFA2012!
Gadzooks! Odd’s Bodkins! A Wine & Food Affair! THE Wine Road Event with the amazing wine & food pairings chronicled in the gorgeous (keepsake) ($30 retail value) Wine Road Cookbook: TASTING ALONG THE WINE ROAD VOLUME 14, with 103 participating wineries…a Heaven Condensed of earthly gastronomic delights! Tastier, perhaps, than even the heavenly Garden of Eden in terms of tasty wines and food! Tweet: #WFA2012! #WFA2012 is here! Ticket sales STOP Monday 29 October @ Witching Hour, midnight! Do not delay: PURCHASE TICKETS! A Wine & Food Affair continues for our 14th year! (Check out the cool, new Mondo Map- at the top of Event Page click on “MAP”)! A Wine & Food Affair is our smallest, most choice...
Read MoreParadise Ridge Winery: Wandering Arty, I….
Paradise Ridge Winery, on Thomas Lake Harris Road in Santa Rosa, is on the site of the “King of Grapes”, Kanaye Nagasawa’s winery and vineyards- tons of local history, including a utopian society, round barn and historically innovative viticulture and winemaking- and now, not only delicious wines, but a quiet, impressive Nagasawa Exhibit and Marijke’s Grove- an outdoor wonderland of art, currently showing the impressive Spirit of the Man exhibit. I wandered in the Meadow area and shot these four pieces, in this order- Love, Temple of Remembrance, Stainless Steel Piece and Truth- they are here- along with artists’ credits. I even met up with artist Jeff Schomberg while I was wandering…small world! He was working on...
Read MorePhilip Staley Vineyards & Winery
Philip Staley Vineyards & Winery, with their TR out Dry Creek Road at the Timbercrest Farms/Family Wineries DCV location, grows and produces very small lots of Rhone varietals, focusing on quality and flavor to produce exceptional, hand-crafted offerings. Philip and Pamela Staley have turned an interest into an avocation, passion and delicious success. From the history of their winery to the wines currently offered this is a tasty undertaking, with the wines available for tasting daily at the Family Wineries location. A great spot for a picnic, vineyard walk, a game of bocce, Dry- Creek-Valley-View gazing, or a bouquet gathering in the cutting garden, this is an all inclusive tasting destination. Here’s looking at you,...
Read MoreMietz Cellars
Mietz Cellars, north of Healdsburg on Dry Creek Road at the Timbercrest Farms location, shares space at the Family Wineries DCV Tasting Room. At Mietz, their winemaking approach is based on their axiom that wines are made in the vineyard; they are a family-run and owned winery since 1989, with vineyards predating back to 1978 with their purchase of an older, neglected vineyard, revitalized and terroir optimized in 1981 with the planting of their merlot, utilizing the old and new components to delicious advantage. They strive to especially craft a world-class merlot. Careful attention to detail in the vineyards and in the winemaking make their small-lot wines especially sought after. The personal family touch is evident- everyone is involved, with the result...
Read MoreHope-Merrill House’s Pick & Press Event: A Crushing Good Time!
I am at Hope-Merrill House for the annual Pick & Press Event! Their website explains it better nor I: 2012-2013 Hope-Merrill Pick and Press Wine Making Event for a “Crushing Good Time” Take part first-hand in the magical transformation of grapes into wine in Sonoma’s beautiful Alexander Valley. This event is done in two parts at our Bed and Breakfast Inns. Take a look at some PRIOR PICKING and some PRIOR BOTTLING pictures. The dates are: Session 1: Sun-Mon, September 16-17, 2012 and Sun-Mon, May 12-13, 2013 (Program ends at Noon on Tuesday) - or - Session 2: Wed-Thurs, September 19-20, 2012 and Wed-Thurs, May 15-16, 2013 (Program ends at Noon on Friday) - or - Session 3: Sun-Mon, September 23-24, 2012 and...
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