Archive for December, 2005

Winemaker of the Year: Dan Duckhorn

Thursday, December 8th, 2005

The Chronicle has done a great job with their wine section in the last few years. This week they honor Dan Duckhorn and the team at the Duckhorn Wine Co.
With two wines among our 10 favorites and two others on our Top 100, the Duckhorn Wine Co., founded by Dan and Margaret Duckhorn in [...]

WBW # 16 All about the label

Thursday, December 8th, 2005

Wine Blogging Wednesday this month (yeah, I’m a day late)focused on the label as we are told to pick a bottle based solely on it’s looks. This is a very interesting exercise, you should try it. When buying wine normally, I know what varietal I’m interested in, then filter my choice based on region. When [...]

The Happy Winemaker

Wednesday, December 7th, 2005

I am convinced that some of the happiest people on this planet are winemakers. Talk to other business professionals and small business owners and you’ll probably never have the same upbeat, energetic, interesting conversations that you would with a winemaker / winery owner.
For example, I just got off the phone with Mike Lamborn of Lamborn [...]

Six Steps To A Successful Wine Blog

Tuesday, December 6th, 2005

Over 2 years ago, in August of 2003, I got an idea. This new medium called blogging would be great for information on wine. Unfortunately, I wasn’t the first to get this idea (there was one other guy I knew about [at the time]), but I figured I would dabble here and there for a [...]

Enough is Enough

Monday, December 5th, 2005

Marketers are smart, but they’re also annoying. Sometimes the method used to try and convince people to use or try a product borders on the unethical. When you see AP Articles with the intention of marketing it’s just upsetting. They should be unbiased non speculative stories that enlighten and educate. It’s not like companies don’t [...]

2002 Runquist Pinot Noir Carneros

Thursday, December 1st, 2005

In my opinion, ham and Pinot Noir go together like bread and butter, mint and tea (minty), and stoup and wafflers (it’s a Dutch thing). When browsing my wine store of choice, Jackson’s liquor in Lafayette, I always like to get recommendations from the employees, after all, that’s what they’re there for. So, I was [...]

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