by admin | Oct 31, 2025 | Odds & Ends
I hope you have the same Pavlovian response to the word November that I do: The start of the holidays! My favorite all-time holiday falls in November. You guessed it, Thanksgiving. I love planning the menu and discussing recipe ideas with family members. I love...
by admin | Oct 8, 2025 | Odds & Ends
Here in Sonoma, September and October equal harvest. If you make Cabernet Sauvignon, October more so than September because Cabernet takes longer to ripen than most other grape varieties. As a result, the Cabernet harvest is almost always in mid swing or just getting...
by admin | Sep 25, 2025 | Odds & Ends
It may sound unusual to integrate new AI with the long history and tradition of winemaking. However, the wine industry has been open to adopting other modern technologies throughout the last 50 years. While tradition is important, wine quality should always be the...
by admin | Jun 26, 2025 | Odds & Ends
Summer is my favorite season. It’s hard to be indoors this time of year. The long, long evenings invite backyard BBQ’s, beach picnics, outdoor concerts, camping weekends, or just lazing by a pool. A great accompaniment to all those occasions is our Laurel Glen...
by admin | May 27, 2025 | Odds & Ends
Summer is my favorite season of the year. I love the long evenings, after the temperature cools down, when all you want to do is be outside. Nothing says summer evening quite like the smoky aroma of a BBQ. Whether you’re grilling up a backyard feast or keeping...
by admin | Apr 28, 2025 | Odds & Ends
When I think of May, I think of beautiful weather, I think of strawberries, and I think of Mother’s Day. It is very fitting that Mother’s Day falls in the month that kicks off the fruit and vegetable bounty that is summer. I hope many of you will agree that mothers...
