For the next couple of weeks it’s just you and me, dear readers, as Kim is on special assignment and won’t be contributing to the daily grind, so to speak, for a little while. But I’ll be here for you. I’ll always be here for you. Here are links to recent blog posts from across [...]

San Jose photographer Mark Stagi has posted a slideshow of pictures from a wedding at Fogarty Winery.
Writes Stagii:
Fogarty is such a beautiful place to get married at, there are amazing views from up there, beautiful vines just a perfect spot to have a wedding at.
Watch the slideshow here
Speaking of Fogarty Winery, Kathleen Miller in New [...]

Wino-Fred at Ontario, Canada, based Fred’s Photo Blog shows what Calamus Winery looks like, before and after applying a little Photoshop magic.
Rougeyar Laali is getting married in Casa Real at Ruby Hill Winery in Livermore Valley. My colleague Kim wrote about the valley’s resurgence and the restoration of the Hill winery in a post last [...]

Michael Haig, winemaker at Whitestone Winery weighs in with a post from the Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers and also notes a trend at local restaurants that he likes: 1/2 Priced Bottle Night:
$80 bucks seems steep, but $40…pop the cork and pour me a glass! … We had a great time tasting through some [...]

The Stimsons blog has posted a few pretty pictures from Casa Rodena Winery in New Mexico.
Adam McHugh is happy he and his wife have become members of the Rusack Winery wine club after spending several months on the waiting list.
Mat Garretson owns a small winery together with his wife. While he loves what he [...]

Cima Collina has released Howlin’ Good Red, “a tasty and appealing blend of Syrah, Petite Sirah, Merlot, mostly,” to support the The SPCA of Monterey County. It turns out that naming the wine was the most challenging part.
Bart O’Brien of O’Brien Estate Winery in Napa Valley has decided to rename his Chardonnay and Merlot.
Sean at [...]