Harvest Results
The harvest results are in — this year we had 91 tons harvested. That’s a good harvest though way lower than most of the guesses. Thanks to all who entered. I think I have most…
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Harvest Contest
Want to win a bottle of wine? Our vineyard harvest is Thursday night so I’m launching a harvest contest to see who can guess the size of the harvest in tons. Here are a few…
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Two Angels
Every now and then I find a good wine for sale online, and Invino recently shipped me one worth mentioning. Rarely do I buy a wine before tasting it first so my order was a…
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Tofanelli and Texans
Last week I wrote about taking the Texans to Caymus. Today it’s about taking them to Tofanelli Vineyards, or more specifically to Up Valley Vintners tasting room where Vince Tofanelli serves his incredible array of…
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House Full of Texans, Glass Full of Caymus Wine
Last week our house was decorated in Lone Star flags. My father-in-law celebrated his 80th birthday and the event turned into a week long family reunion. We hosted some very fun people, made even more…
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Rosie Red is Here!
It’s all come together. We had the naming competition, we designed the label, we even paid somebody a licensing fee for the Rosie the Riveter design. Simultaneously the wine was being blended, aged, and bottled….
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Taking Stock
Junkyard Wisdom is 4-years old now. Topics have bounced from leadership ideas to wine reviews, from PathLight updates to family stories, and a wide range beyond all that. All of it has reflected my range…
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Wine Weekend
The Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association hosted their 2013 Barrel Tasting event two weeks ago, and that was followed by a day trip to Napa to visit friends. So D’Aun and I went through a three…
