Just a few quick shots while I walked around the property on Sat. PM. Though my eyes are peeled for mountain lions, coyotes, wild boar- the smiling sheep freak me out... ;)
Lady Dirty at W.E. Bottoms vineyard in Occidental- We grab Pinot Noir from their for Salinia (our bottled / non-Kanteen wine). Zepaltas and Lattanzio also pull from Bottoms. Tracy said she was making a dingy-- Don't ever question someone making a dingy...
At The NPA / Salinia, winemaker Kevin Kelley also makes wine for LIOCO, Spot On Cellars, and Heintz. There is some freaky shizz all up in here... Fruit from Hirsch, Demuth, Hanzell, Michaud, Bottoms, Klindt, Durell, and a few other outrageous vineyards. This is deep funk central. Totally dirty.
Another AM shot from Michel-Schlumberger. No bobcat last night, just the frogs, and the soon to be devoured rooster. Now if I can just get my camera setup to take some shots of the stars... They are insane.
Also- Tonight, Kevin Kelley and I will be on WineBiz Radio tonight at 6PM PST- Tune in to the webcast live, or check us out on Friday when the show is broadcast on KSVY 91.3 from 4-5PM PST
Morning at Michel-Schlumberger in Dry Creek Valley.
Bobcat at 10PM, Rooster at 6AM, frogs in between.... If I don't get torn apart by wolves, I could get used to this.
Thanks everyone for an amazing day yesterday.
It was great to see some good friends at the VinTank office in Napa, as well as taste through some juice and chat with peeps from Chronicle, Modus Operandi, and James David Cellars (and a few others I didn't get to). It was nice to see the legendary 1WineDude in the house!
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Heading off to my first day at The NPA.
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Moving out of the luxury bungalow was tough- A 5 min walk to the square, easy access to restaurants, bars, and tasting rooms- A 500 sq ft, 1 bed room apartment was my likely move, until my friends at Michel-Schlumberger swept in with a plan-- Live at the winery.
Say What?!? Yep, make a trade for some consulting and projects, and live like a king on a 100 acre wine estate in Dry Creek Valley. Sweet mother of biscuits!
This is going to be insane. An MTV Cribs inspired video is in the works...
(What's Next Part II: Work)
Hardy and "Lady Dirty" at Michel-Schlumberger
Last week, Jenna Webber (Eat, Live, Run and now Michel Schlumberger) and I headed over to Jeff and Susan's for a ridiculous farm to table dinner. Jeff and Susan run both Eastside Farms and Zin Restaurant in Healdsburg.
We spent a little time in the gardens picking peppers, the last tomatoes of the season, zucchini, and grabbing a few freshly laid eggs from heritage chickens.
In the end, an incredible outdoor kitchen feast of Zucchini carbonara, 4 types of pizza, freshly picked beans, a honey tasting (every meal needs a honey tasting), and honey figs with Bo Peep cheese (Thanks Doralice!!)-- If it grew, we picked it.
This was an amazing night, so much so, I put the camera down for most of the night, just sat back and enjoyed.
Thank you Susan and Jeff!!!!
Wines:
2006 Romilly Russian River Pinot Noir2006 Skewis Pinot Noir (spacing on which single vineyard)
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