More than ever wine and web seem to be mixing in new and interesting ways. Just recently Jeff Playter, the founder of RadCru, emailed me to let me know that an event dubbed Wine 2.0 will be taking place on Nov 2 at the Varnish Fine Art Gallery and Wine ...

You want 25 cases of high-end Cabernet from a great Napa Valley Vineyard? I thought I heard you right. Just give Crush Pad a call, they'll do the rest... all it takes is about $10,000...

El Bloggo Rollo this morning popped up two very nice reviews: Dezel over at Virginia Wine Spot reviews our 2005 Canterbury Vineyards Viognier (and this may be the first time a rubber chicken spitting a cork has ever been caught...

I've fooled you - this isn't about recalcitrant yeast in a non-zero brix environment. Instead I wanted to comment on a post by Mike over at Winery Web Site Report titled Is Wine Stuck? Mike quotes another post on Seth...

Very nice article. Congrats, Brad!

Great article. Well deserved, Brad! Charlie

Agreed, it is pretty amazing stuff for the price. Even more so when you compare it to CA Chards in that price range!

She's so excited!!  She must be watching us streaming live today from the Crush Pad here at Twisted Oak!   We are crushing a bunch of stuff today...Syrah, Viognier, Marsanne, Roussanne...and then some...

Much thanks to Matt Likona! He is really a nice human being, which is a great thing for a writer to be, and often NOT the case! He really does a lot to promote the local wine industry. I had been putting off the interview until I got the shop ...

Bachelet 2002 Côte de Nuits-Villages (Burgundy) – Beet, extremely ripe red cherry, concentrated blood orange. In other words, the classic aromatic profile of a Central Otago pinot. This isn’t a criticism, just an observation. And in any case, the palate diverges significantly: earth, juiced shiitakes, and mixed cherries. The finish ...