Taft Street

Warm, smoke filled days indicate the Western wildfire season is in full swing. High summer means tomatoes and Asian pears are out in (over)abundance, and our six fig trees are about ready to bear. Why anyone has six fig trees is beyond me. Grapes are a month or so away. Peppers and eggplant are making […]

Without the constant changes in latitudes, hotels, restaurants, and internal turbulence… life just doesn’t seem as varied here on the home front. Notable events seem fewer and farther apart, so I will probably write every other week or so (unless life becomes suddenly a good deal more bizarre). I have noted how my morning walks

July 16, 2009 How does it feel to return from the exotic Orient with its fantastic foods, adventuresome traffic, suspect air, and nonstop activity? Pretty damn good, actually. Back to a budgetless land with little water, few jobs, and a dismal economy. There are, however, a few positives. Taft Street wine is widely available (if

July 16, 2009 How does it feel to return from the exotic Orient with its fantastic foods, adventuresome traffic, suspect air, and nonstop activity? Pretty damn good, actually. Back to a budgetless land with little water, few jobs, and a dismal economy. There are, however, a few positives. Taft Street wine is widely available (if

What in the hell is an old Irish guy, raised in the fog in San Francisco, doing in Hanoi during monsoon? Perspiring profusely, among other things. My birthday was Sunday, July 5th, and I arose early (6:00 am) to walk around beautiful Hoan Kiwm Lake. This particular morning seemed to be dedicated to badminton, and

NI HOU FROM YUNNAN PROVINCE There is quite a contrast between the megalopolis of Shanghai and the southeastern province of Yunnan. From the Himalayan peaks down to the rainforest bordering Myannmar and Laos, Yunnan is the most diverse province in China, both geographically and ethnically. The city of LiJiang is a UNESCO World Heritage site,

Ni hau from Shang HaiI knew it was going to be an interesting trip when we were told when we landed in Shanghai to remain seated until everyone’s temperature had been taken. Six health officials in full space gear then walked the aisles and shot an x-ray gun at each passenger’s head, forming a big

Hello world,I’m Mike Tierney – the president of Taft Street Winery, located in the heart of the Russian River Valley in California’s Sonoma County. Taft Street Winery has been making wine since 1982. We have a monthly newsletter – THE STATE OF THE STREET – which appears on our website www.taftststaging.wpengine.com . The newsletter updates