Here we are, another month has come and gone. Read on for a quick round-up of our favorite reader comments for the month of September…
As part of an on-going theme, our posts around Daryl Sattui’s ‘castle of love’ (aka Castello di Amorosa), continue to elicit a wide range of comments. People seem to either love [...]
In case you couldn’t already tell, we love the changing colors of the vineyards around here, so we thought we’d share a couple more photos we snapped recently during one of our vineyard walks. There’s still a lot of green out there, but it won’t be long before all the leaves start looking like this:
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It’s always fun to be up early around here, you never know what you’re going to encounter. Check out what made us take a slight detour this morning during our Starbucks run…
Happy Friday!
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It’s Thursday and the sun is shining…time to get ready for the best part of the week, the weekend! Here are a couple events that should showcase what the Napa Valley is known for: big, bold Cabernet Sauvignon!
Saturday, September 29
Raymond Vineyards will celebrate thirty years of Cabernet Sauvignon with the release of its 2004 Reserve [...]
Change continues in the Napa Valley wine business with news today that Chateau Potelle Winery has been sold to Jess Jackson.
According to Wine Enthusiast:
The deal includes 30-plus acres of Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel and Chardonnay, but not the Potelle brand or inventory, which will remain in the hands of the founders, Jean-Noel and Marketta Fourmeaux [...]
So we’re a little late this time around, we missed the Fall equinox by a couple days, but hey, you know what they say: better late than never. As with each changing season we’ve put together a quick list of the top five things we love about Fall in the Napa Valley. Here goes…
5) The [...]
Bruce Allen is providing periodic guest blog entries while the Cork Board team continues to adjust to life with a newborn.
When I first visited the Napa Valley in 2004, I was fairly ignorant about much of the history of the Valley. I knew many of the big names, but I didn’t know much beyond that. [...]
Up next in our on-going series of 2007 harvest interviews with local winemakers is Anna Monticelli, winemaker at Pina Napa Valley. The Cork Board’s full 2007 harvest coverage can be found here.
CB: How would you characterize the 2007 harvest thus far? We’re not looking for predictions on how things might turn out, but rather what [...]
You can hardly drive anywhere in the valley right now without seeing these large hauling bins for the wine grapes either parked at the end of the rows and rows of vineyards or being pulled down the road by big trucks.
It’s safe to say the crush is on!
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Today’s Los Angeles Times has an extremely interesting article regarding the 2007 harvest and how certain political issues are impacting many Napa Valley wineries.
At this time each year the valley sees an influx of seasonal workers who are absolutely pivotal to the annual harvest. The workers are hired to head out into the vineyards [...]
