... kids. What does he do for the winery? Is he married? What does he do in his spare time? Can I take him to dinner? What is his story? To be honest, Tony is a hardworking guy and when he isn't working ... . Wait a second...What about my dog, my bocce ball team, that date I had and work? Thank God ... of control and had now gone deep into Santa Clara County. What happened? What about our progress...

A slow-down in blog related activities; yep, scaling back plus a house move and lack of internet connection for the last few days. But some news items that shouldn't escape... Vinosense reports on the trend for simplification of German wine region names; Mosel-Saar-Ruwer is to become plain ol' Mosel... Len ...

The funny thing is, almost unnoticed, several tons of Viognier have slipped into the winery from several different vineyards. They have slipped, a couple tons at a time, past all of the surveilance cameras; but I can tell you that...

It's true.Stuart Thomson, Ardbeg's Distillery Manager, has announced plans to leave Ardbeg.No word yet on who will be replacing him. Best of Luck to Stuart Jackie! Read the announcement......

If you read a number of food blogs on a regular basis you wont fail to see a mention of a new book during October as the authors of What To Eat With What You Drink attempt to capture a bit of buzz as the book is reviewed. "On each of the 22 weekdays during the month of October, we'll visit ... is a great interview by David Lebovitz with the authors. The full title is 'What to Drink with What...

Soup is a favorite treat in our house, both for ordinary suppers and as a first course when we have guests. This time of the year the soups are as apt to be cold as hot, not surprisingly. This one...

... were from California. You can only imagine what incredible wines were being poured in one venue! I am not quite sure what sets this tasting apart from any other out there, other than the fact ... remember thinking the obvious: What are people going to say? Times have changed! Of the 9 wines we...

Tattoos...back in the day, used to be people were hesitant to show them and few even ventured to go and get one. Who would have thought we would be marketing ourselves, successfully, with tattoos? Well, temporary tattoos. The point is, Whitehall Lane is popping up every where and even in ...

Of course, I have to talk about what we ate and drank because that is my job. Since it was in the 90...

Many wine tasters that make their way through our tasting room, tell us they are on their way to somewhere else and just happened to stop in! St. Helena is the center of the Napa Valley, so if people are headed to the car races, the fairs, the lakes, the ...