joy

The winemaker is coming home for the weekend....

cooking makes me miss him

I admit it: I am pathetic. I have not turned on the stove since he left. I have not gone to the grocery store, except once and that...

to those drunken biznatches

at Slide last night: You are lucky I am not a violent person. Because after you hit my elbow, causing me to spill my Chardonnay...

pay to play

This morning I was greeted by an e-mail inviting our founding winemaker to participate in a radio interview. Said interview would...

if you look closely

... you can see the sun rise....

indebted

I owe you: You made me actually leave the house. And eat a homecooked meal. (Did you know I haven't cooked at all this past week?...

when there is nothing left to burn

I have been watching the hills of Napa burn since I got here this morning. They say there is vineyard land in danger. And 50 homes....

brix recap

I tried to stick to my plan. But there were magnums of 1977 Reserve Cab, 1988 Napa Cab and 1992 Stags Leap District Cab (in order...

I miss them.

I am not going home tonight. I am staying here in Napa, where I will have dinner at Brix and then sleep in a hotel room afterwards....

young woman with growling stomach

Trying not to get stuck on things. The best distraction: a good restaurant with a good friend. So Jenn and I are going to Va de...

already

I miss you. Already, this space seems too big. And too quiet. (I don't listen to music the way you do. I don't whistle well. I...

in the air

I believe we are on the cusp: It is harvest, the beginning of great wine. It is Friday, the beginning of the weekend. And it...

adventures in public relations

So. At work, we collaborate with a graphic artist/humorist who creates cartoons that we use on some wine labels and on fun things...

steak frites

We were at The Wedding. It was almost the end: The cake had been cut, the guests were sitting with drinks and many empty glasses,...

what I don't love about long weekends ...

... is coming back to work and playing catch up. But what I do love is the extra time to try new restaurants. And this past weekend...

is it time yet?

So, so hungry ... but we aren't going to brunch until noon ......

no pink after labor day?

I noticed it right away this week -- school is back in session. Kids with backpacks shuffle along the sidewalks. The really late...