harvest widow needs holiday. bad.

Suspicious cloud formations this morning: Pretty, but not what you want to see when you are bringing grapes in and the last thing...

at the end of the day

Home. Shoes off. Feet up on the coffee table. Tall glass of something cold....

productivity

Today was one of those days: You wake up. You never quite get dressed "presentably." You spend the day wearing a sports bra and doing...

on spitting and south africa

Went to a South African wine tasting Thursday night.I love South African wines. I know they can be inconsistent and dirty and not...

remember it

It was 2005. The midst of the Sideways craze. And we were in Shell Beach for the World of Pinot Noir. Back then, I was still writing....

one thing I have always loved

Watching him chop veggies....

ad hoc

Went to Thomas Keller's ad hoc for dinner tonight. This is the restaurant that was only supposed to be open for a few months -- sort...

fill 'er up

I often hear about wines smelling of petrol, and I thought I knew what this meant.Until I opened the 1991 Bert Simon Kaseler Kehrnagel...

dumb pérignon

Everyone says that the whole experience -- where you are, who you're with, etc. -- really influences whether or not you'll enjoy...

cat lady

I spent last night and Tuesday night in Calistoga for our national sales and marketing meeting.The location was beautiful. The meeting...

friday nights

I am not good at them....