October 2, 2007 – 10:29 am
I admit it. I never made it to that glass of Pinot Noir I had intended to sip after salmon. I never even made it to the salmon. On Saturday, I found out that Clos du Bois’ Calcaire Chardonnay won the coveted Best in Class sweeps at the Sonoma County Fair, and all weekend long […]
October 1, 2007 – 4:34 am
My dad just sent me this link and I found it fascinating. Scientists recently mapped the Pinot Noir grape (the first fruit to be mapped), and it turned out to be more complex than the human genome (30,000 genes versus 20–25,000 in humans). Hmmmm . . . think it can edit my novel for me?
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September 29, 2007 – 8:44 am
If you were drinking a glass of wine RIGHT NOW, what would it be? My friend Agent Red White (woops) from The Wine Spies sparked this train of thought. When I was describing Swirling Notions to him—a place where we ponder the thoughts that swirl around after the cork is popped . . . what’s […]
September 25, 2007 – 2:32 pm
Normally, here in Sonoma, it doesn’t really feel like fall until October or November. That’s when the leaves begin to turn and wood smoke tickles your nose. But this year is different.
Last week, when the calendar marked the official start to autumn, the clouds hung low and dark and the air smelled wet. And when […]
September 21, 2007 – 3:44 am
It’s been a big week in my family. My Grandmother passed away Tuesday morning and my Aunt (her daughter, who has been a loving and diligent caretaker of Grandma over the years) was diagnosed with breast cancer on Wednesday.
Needless to say, it has given me pause. Suddenly, headlines that seemed so relevant on Monday (like […]
September 18, 2007 – 5:32 am
Eric Asimov at the New York Times posted a blog entry yesterday about whether a wine’s “context” should be considered in its evaluation or whether it should be tasted blind. In a tangentially-related post by Dr. Vino, the topic (and poll) is whether kids should be banned from wineries. Both sparked lively debates that illustrated how […]
September 13, 2007 – 4:23 am
I love my office. It’s a sunny little room just beyond the kitchen in the back of our house with built in bookshelves, French doors on one side and a window seat looking out to the garden on the other. The only trouble is, the view can be distracting. Take, for instance, this Kellogg’s Breakfast […]
September 11, 2007 – 3:53 pm
I was driving through Alexander Valley noodling this month’s challenge for Wine Blogging Wednesday—to write about an indigenous grape variety. At first, my thoughts went far afield to the unusual varietals I’ve discovered in foreign lands—Kekfrankos in Hungary, for example, or Assyrtiko in Greece. But as I watched the emerald carpet of vines whiz past me and […]
September 7, 2007 – 2:04 pm
I’m headed to San Francisco tonight to fete my friend’s 40th (for the second year in a row) and Christopher and Noe are going to meet me there tomorrow morning for a picnic with some of our city friends. I woke up bummed that I wouldn’t see them tonight, what with this being the big “day […]
September 4, 2007 – 4:03 am
By nature, I tend to view things in a nostalgic light. Throughout my life, I have often felt swarmed by this-will-never-ever-be-this-way-again moments. Firsts and lasts float by and I chase them like butterflies; part of me wanting to catch them and hold them captive, part of me wanting to cheer for their freedom. As a mother, watching Noe move […]
