New Scores from The Prince of Pinot!

Similar Posts

  • Wine is Health Food

    The pendulum always swings when it comes to what foods and beverages are good for your health. I remember in the 70’s we were told that fat was bad, and along with that came cheese, avocados, butter, and bacon. Oh, the horror.

  • More skin in the game

    Why Smaller Can Sometimes Be Better The quality of a wine is not always dictated by the sweetness of the juice.  Many winemakers make decisions on when to pick by simply measuring the degrees brix (percentage of sugar) in their grapes, and generally pick when the sugars are at their highest possible level.  Lane and…

  • Life is a Wave

    “Life is a rollercoaster.”  The expression never really resonated with me. Sure, life goes up and down, but the saying implies you are stuck on a ride and can’t get off. A rollercoaster also goes only one way: downhill, and at high speeds.  Life is a wave. For me that seems to capture it all. As a…

  • 2013 Crush Under Way!

    The 2013 harvest began in Sierra Madre vineyard with the picking of Pinot Noir Clone 667 on September 4.  Woohoo!  As usual, Lane Tanner (winemaker and co-owner) was the first to pick in the area – it’s her style, and what you get is a wine that is naturally lower in alcohol but beautiful, graceful,…