We Have a Winner
The votes are in, the numbers have been tallied, and we have a winner. The next wine label name will be … drumroll … Rosie Red. It had the most votes by far. Almost twice…
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Voting Process
My last post listed the finalists for the “name that barrel” contest. Several people have asked me how the voting works. So I came up with a system to clarify: – If you follow me…
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Name That Barrel II Update
Okay, so it’s been a week and I’ve gathered over 75 “name that barrel” nominations! An amazing response; thanks for all who made a suggestion. You are a creative bunch! Of course, many of those…
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Name That Barrel – Part II
Faithful followers of this blog will remember the “name that barrel” contest of two years ago. I bought a barrel of wine and asked for your most creative, amusing, insightful and just plain curious names…
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Harvest Photos
This is our first harvest here in our new vineyard home. Seems appropriate to share these photos, plus one short video at the end (which is hard to see…sorry!). The work started in the late…
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Uncork and Support!
If you know me, then you know something about my appreciation of wine. I love visiting new wineries, meeting the farmers and winemakers, and popping open a cork to discover what has been created. D’Aun…
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Vineyard Harvest
It’s almost harvest time! Our vineyard manager says “late next week” should be perfect. This is our first harvest since moving to our new home, and we look forward to seeing the process begin. The…
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Livermore Wine Tasting, Part III
We recently had friends visit for the weekend, so we went wine tasting. Three different stops, each with a unique style. To provide full disclosure, we visited the first two below because we had free…