You Taste Like Dirt

Last week I tasted with a wine writer I previously knew only by reputation. She is the well-known author of a famous wine book and now, as seems appropriate, she has a robust social media presence. She came out to the estate vineyard on a wet, winter day and after walking out to the knoll and returning through the redwood …

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap…Yaaaaaaa!

People often ask me about the seasonal rhythm of my work as a winemaker. In the fall and winter, I squirrel away in the cellar tasting but, in the spring—and especially the summer – I spend a lot of time out at our estate vineyard on the West Sonoma Coast. There are many things to monitor in the various vineyard …