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Have Shirt Will Travel
The Shirt Hits The Holy Land The first pic is of some folks very close to my heart, my parents and my pastor and his wife on the shores of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. Besides being the largest fresh water lake in Israel, some cool stuff happened th...
Unprepared to Compete
Great new post over at Steve Heimoff’s blog. In it Steve addresses what appears to be a lack of consumer interest in California Syrah. Money quote is below: There are signs the industry is concerned about a Syrah slump and is gearing up to do ...
Context: The Keystone of Wine Education
I made a pretty impassioned plea a couple posts back arguing that educating consumers is the key to driving demand for wine. Sounds pie in the sky wonderful, I know. Let’s educate the world! Change, for the future! Of course the devil is in the...
Burnin’ and a Lootin’
You know, I’ve been sitting here the past few weeks watching the housing market continue to go in the crapper, throwing doubt on our plans to break ground on the Winery next spring. I’ve thought a lot about our options, creative financin...
American Wine Critics Are Parasites
Oh, hi! Did my headline get your attention? Everyone loves a good rant, right? Here’s a better question though: is your view of my credibility as a writer improved, or has it suffered due to my use of the sensational headline above? Now what i...


