Pretty much everyone in the wine business here in California is smiling these days. The weather has been perfect, the harvest is both big and beautiful, and wineries are able to build back inventories after a couple of lean harvests. Most of our grapes are already fermenting, though we still have several hundred tons of […]
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Last week we hosted a group of judges and officials from the annual Sonoma County Harvest Fair. We decided to go whole hog, so here’s what we did. We called our friend and neighbor Lou Preston, who supplied us with a 74 pound (dressed) pig. We took her to the winery where we put her
The time is now! The 2012 Taft Street harvest begins today, and so far, everything looks amazing. Here’s a few early photos with more to come!
We served these little beauties at a recent wine/food pairing event involving our neighboring wineries (GRILL 116). INGREDIENTS: 2 tablespoons lime juice 4 tablespoons fish sauce 2 tablespoons sriracha sauce 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 pound ground chicken ½ cup minced shallots 1 piece sliced bread, soaked in milk, drained and crumpled 1 clove garlic,
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The time is now! The Taft Street harvest for 2012 begins Wednesday, September 5th, when our first grapes arrive. This year the honors go to Russian River Valley Pinot Gris and Russian River Valley Pinot Noir. In another week we’ll be in full swing. So far everything looks good, including the weather report! Winemaker Evelyn
As the fine weather continues, growers and winemakers alike are anxiously awaiting the weeks ahead. In the vineyards, veraison – the period when grapes soften and change color from green to red or yellow – has begun, indicating an early September start of this much anticipated harvest. We just enjoyed our third concert with The
This one has summer written all over it. Fresh blackberries (any berry will do), our favorite Rose (currently the 2011 Taft Street Sonoma County Rose of Pinot Noir), and simple syrup add up to a refreshing end to any meal. It’s also great by itself. INGREDIENTS: 2 cups fresh blackberries 2 cups Rose of Pinot
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The awards from the 2012 California State Fair are in. Our 2011 Russian River Valley Sauvignon Blanc scored 95 points and was awarded a gold medal and best of class. Four other wines took home some awards! Gold Medal, Best of Class – 2011 Russian River Valley Sauvignon Blanc Silver – 2010 Russian River Valley
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Two Thumbs up Wine gave us two thumbs up for our 2008 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir. Check it Out!
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As the 4th of July approaches we are getting into party mode. The vines look good and a bumper crop is a real possibility. The folks in the cellar are busy bottling, and the new screw cap machine is a success. We just received word from the California State Fair that our 2011 Russian River
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