Winterhawk Winery ~ Stewards of Their Land
Proprietor Don Johnson purchased the property known as Gordon Valley Farm in 1977. Already planted with grapevines, Don began his Winterhawk Winery in Suisun Valley with the idea of applying a...
View ArticleA Rare Opportunity ~ Tasting Through the Iron Horse 2009 Vintage Chardonnays
When Joy Sterling of Iron Horse Vineyards sent an E-Mail to me, asking if I would like to experience her seven 2009 Chardonnays, it was an opportunity I knew couldn’t refuse. Last Thanksgiving I drove...
View ArticleJ Vineyards Turns Twenty Five ~ A Shiny, Silvery Milestone
I have to preface this with the fact that I’m currently asked, at least once or twice a week, to have someone else be a guest writer on this wine blog. Well, I tried it and it didn’t work… Not...
View ArticleThere’s Magic in Northern California, And It’s So RAD
Map is provided with the courtesy of the Sonoma Country Winegrape Commission. In a very small area of California’s wine grape growing regions, there are three very special American Viticultural Areas...
View ArticleTapas from Marimar Torres’ Cookbook ~ You’re Invited
Year ago, when I was at Belvedere Winery, my colleague and friend Corinne Reichel had seen an ad for the position of director of PR at Marimar Estate. Corinne knew I was qualified and was also totally...
View ArticlePassport Sunday in Suisun Valley… Continues as immensely successful consumer...
Passport Sunday in Suisun Valley is presented by the Suisun Valley Vintners & Growers Association Wine and food tasting: Sunday, April 13, 2014 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. It’s been great to help...
View ArticleSuisun Valley’s hope for the future, weighing in…
It's all part of a maturation process you started with us 10 years ago. It now is causing change to escalate, as we now have a presence. Hard to be selective, when 10 years ago the presence looked more...
View ArticleUncorked! in Suisun Valley continues on June 21, 2014
Uncorked! is happening in Suisun Valley, on Saturday evening this coming June 21, 2014. From 6:00 p.m. — 9:00 p.m. guests will be savoring Suisun Valley appellated wines… The Suisun Valley Vintners and...
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