Sunday night, the family is watching a flick, and I get to catch up on bloggishness. Eric over on the REthink Wine Blog suggests adding clip-art to existing images to dress up web pages for the holidays. Got just the...

The wine industry, as we all know, is rooted in a seasonal structure that has a significant impact on the decisions that are made. In the production world, where all good wine begins, seasons dictate timing for planting, purchasing equipment, and of course, harvest. In the Sales and marketing world ... times I find this not be the case…in fact, it seems that the seasons have a deep impact on decision...

I’m finally getting around to writing about the seasons here in the vineyards —what’s going on with the vines and buds, rather than what’s going on in my life. Thank you all for your sweet words that helped so much during the tough, tough time of letting Tally go (truth be told, the tough part isn ... once again.  Tags: bud+break , vineyards , grape+growing , seasons+in+the+vineyards , seasons...

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Much of what De Wetshof has achieved is thanks to the drive, passion and dedication of Lesca de Wet, Danie's wife of 33 years. We caught up with this energizer bunny and managed to squeeze tea and a chat into her frenzied schedule. Sara de Villiers shares a few ‘Lesca insights’. ...

I snapped this at a tree trimming the other weekend in Sausalito. We were all asked to make our own ornaments using construction paper and other craft supplies (a la kindergarten), and I'm sorry to say this ingenious creation wasn't mine. The sentiments, however, are spot-on mine. Here's to hoping ...

Posted by 1 I'm lucky to work in an industry where I don't have to do the same thing all year long. In my previous life as a software engineer, every day was pretty much the same: Go to work, sit in a cubicle and write software. Basically the human ...

Domaine de la Pepiere 2005 Cepage Cot $8 to $10, from Louis/Dressner Selections Place: France, Loire Valley, Vin de Pays du Jardin de la France to be exact (translation: where the Loire river meets the Atlantic, Muscadet) I met Marc Ollivier a few months ago when he was in town ...

You’ve probably heard this admonishment before, but here it is again. We all want the foods that we eat to be tasty and nutritious, and there is no better way to accomplish this in one fell swoop than eating seasonal fruits and vegetables grown as close to your home as ...