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The Fog and the Family
Filed under: Article, Dry Creek Valley, wine country, Wine Tasting

The hillsides here at Michel Schlumberger have been covered in a shroud of fog the past few mornings. Driving to the winery is when I do my best thinking and I liken it ...

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Posted 1 day 6 hours ago by Jay
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And ANOTHER Thing…
Filed under: Article, Barak Obama, Monsanto, Opinion, Secretary of Agriculture, Thanksgiving, Tom Vilsack

Here’s a strange thing. President elect Obama’s leading pick for the position of Secretary of Agriculture is former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack. This guy is a long time and close ...

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Posted 4 days 6 hours ago by Tony
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New twists on old classics
Filed under: Article, Dry Creek Valley, Michel Schlumberger, Thanksgiving Wines

Remember when you were a kid at the table on Thanksgiving Day and you just let the cranberry sauce platter keep passing you by (that gelatinous stuff that sliced like ...

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Posted 6 days 3 hours ago by Brooke
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This wine story is blogalicious
Filed under: Article, Cabernet Sauvignon, Dry Creek Valley, Michel Schlumberger, wine sales

I am a wine salesman. I travel the countryside of life chatting with folks about Michel-Schlumberger Cabernet. I dine at the finest restaurants. It is a wonderful life. Sometimes, ...

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Posted 7 days ago by Jerry
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How to Survive Thanksgiving
Filed under: Article, organic viticulture, Thanksgiving Wines

There have recently been untold columns on which wine to pair with the Thanksgiving feast. It seemed that immediately after Halloween, all media outlets, from the monthly food magazines to the morning talk ...

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Posted 8 days ago by Jay
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You Can’t Eat Money
Filed under: Article, GMO's, Michael Pollen, The Botany of Desire, The Omnivore's Dilemma

Congratulations to everyone who survived the elections. This year it seemed like all sorts of very controversial things were up for vote across the nation, from gay marriage to medicinal ...

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Posted 13 days ago by Tony
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Block by Block
Filed under: Article, benchland vineyards, benchlands, Dry Creek Valley, Dry Creek Valley Wines, Michel Schlumberger

I talk quite a bit about our vineyards each day, educating our customers about how we farm these benchlands on western edge of Dry Creek. One of the most ...

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Posted 15 days ago by Jay
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Pinot Noir-yummy with so many things…..
Filed under: Article, Joe Restaurant in Venice Beach, pinot noir, terroir, Thanksgiving Wines

I was hanging out in Venice Beach this week at the quintessential Abbot Kinney restaurant, Joe’s and drinking some of our Pinot Noir. Here’s what we ate: Braised Lamb Shank, ...

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Posted 19 days ago by Brooke
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A Bee Blog
Filed under: Article, Bee-Friendly Gardens, Dry Creek Valley, honey bees, organic farming, organic gardening, the Melissa Garden

Q: Why did the bee sting the beekeeper? A: Wouldn’t you be mad, too, if somebody took your honey and nectar? That corny (but sublime) joke was told ...

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Posted 19 days ago by Tony
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To Decant a Young Wine
Filed under: Article, decanters, decanting wine, Michel Schlumberger

Turning down Wine Creek Road this morning, I remembered an interesting conversation I had with a customer a few days back. The gentleman and his wife wanted to know if I ...

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Posted 22 days ago by Jay
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