This week Chuck Williams passed away at 100 years old, just one year after his flagship Williams-Sonoma store returned to it’s original home on Broadway in Sonoma.
If you haven’t seen this from the NorthBay Biz yet then follow the link to have a peek at me, Beyond The Boardroom!
Litquake arrives in San Francisco on October 9th this year, departing October 17th, so don’t forget to join me for my 6th Annual Flight of Poets on Thursday October 15th! Featured wineries include Gundlach Bundschu, Hess Collection, Three Wine Co., LaFollette Wines, Tin Bar & Breathless.
To whet your palate, enjoy this poem by my friend Dean Rader, who is in the Department of English at USF, that was a finalist in the Caldwell Vineyard – Rocket Science Label Contest 2014.
Red is landing and launch, Orbit and origin, both cork and Crush. It’s motion, evolution, Kinesis. It’s fire and flight. Every color moves, but red Takes off, it rockets through Space, through science. Look: the Capsule is in your hand. Explore. Imbibe sun and skin, drink the Earth. You too can discover the New world; for in this realm, in this Cosmos, in this universe, Everything is wine.
And while you are feeling the wine vibe, chew on this little extra from Dean as well!
Take me over tongue over teeth over cusp cut and rim over skin Peel me back and push me down I want to go deep below body and bone beneath darkness and dirt and there raise me up to mouth on mouth on lip on tip I want to go deep I want to be squashed quashed and quelled I want to be crushed
Love this great article by Linda on the Salvation Sisters blog about the Petaluma GAP and first ever winemaker dinner, McEvoy Ranch Summer Winemakers Dinner — the McEvoy Ranch Chinese Pavilion and the Petaluma Gap American Viticultural Area (AVA). Leslie Sbrocco and I are featured in this story as well: See us in action at the Gloria Ferrer Glorious Bites Appetizer Challenge event this Saturday October 10th.
That evening I will also be attending another culinary event at Jessup Cellars so look for my posts from the Surreal Harvest Dinner with gastronaut Bob Blumer!
Not only did Sonoma Wine Country Weekend raise an amazing amount of money for local charities, but it was lots of fun too! Read the details in this Press Democrat article, enjoy a few candid shots and plan to join us all next year. . .
Sonoma Harvest Wine Auction breaks records with $4.5 million haul
Take a little break to watch Daedalus Howell’s interview show I did in June, which is accessible by YouTube. Follow his channel CMedia Labs for more interesting episodes and features!
Also, mark you calendar, Daedalus has a book release and reading of Quantum Deadline at 7 p.m., Friday, August 28 at Copperfield’s Books, 140 Kentucky St., Petaluma, CA.
For a more in depth look at the San Francisco International Wine Competition, I have posted some photos on my Pinterest page to share: Partake in the antics of The Wine Judge!
And for the perfect Sawyer Somm Pairing, accompany that with my post of the SFIWC Press Release.
Check out this cool story by the Sonoma County Farm Bureau on one of my favorite winegrowing families, the Sangiacomos!
Sangiacomo Family, Passionate About Agriculture and Family
Currently, the family grows Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Merlot and cool-climate Syrah grapes used by over 80 top producers in Sonoma and Napa counties. This impressive list includes special vineyard designate clients that include Neyers, Saintsbury, Sojourn Cellars, LaFollette, MacRostie, Rams Gate, B.R. Cohn, Ravenswood, Ancien and Chausseur.
In addition to being loyal members of the Sonoma County Farm Bureau, the family is also very active with other fantastic organizations like the Sonoma County Vintners, Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers, Carneros Wine Alliance, and the Petaluma Gap Winegrowers Alliance. For more information about the vineyards and the family, visit www.sangiacomo-vineyards.com.
My dear friend and scholar Trane DeVore wrote this piece last year on his blog The Trout Factory, and I was recently reminded of its transcendence into the wine infested world of Sonoma County. Thanks Trane!
Reminisce along with me!
In a recent Press Democrat article it was announced that Pure Luxury, a local transportation service has developed it’s own on-demand car service called BlinkCar. This Smartphone App will allow customers to book rides instantaneously.
BlinkCar began in December but just in Petaluma. Service is now expanding to Santa Rosa and Sonoma, and in the spring to Napa Valley.
If you have not yet, peruse the Wine Tour options on their website and definitely give Jennifer & Gary Buffo your business: The soon to be developed Sommelier Tours will be featuring Yours Truly!