Francis Ford Coppola Winery, one on my favorite sustainable wine stops, just announced the inaugural vintage release of Eleanor, a small production Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon blend named for Francisβs wife, Eleanor Coppola.
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Cellar Angels: A Unique Wine-Philanthropy Group
When you purchase wine from the Cellar Angels winery partners, including favorite sustainable wineries such as Grgich Hills and Humanitas, you get to select a charity they will support with 10% of proceeds.
The 100-Mile Wedding Anniversary: Sonoma Farmhouse Inn
Today is my twelfth wedding anniversary. Β I find myself twelve years into a fabulous marriage, at the Sonoma Farmhouse Inn, writing a blog post. Β So, I’m going to make it [ … ]
Sustainable Wine Review: Celebrate Single Vineyards in Russian River Valley
The terroir of the Russian River Valley is so special because, among other things, their winegrowers often use natural solutions to natural problems.
Tom Waits’ New Book Raises Funds for Sonoma Food Bank
A new chap book by Tom Waits, called βSeeds on Hard Groundβ, is being released this month to help raise money for homeless services and a food bank in the [ … ]
Biodynamic Wine in Napa Valley: Where Green is the New Red.
Though I’ve lived in the Bay Area for three years, I don’t drive, and so this past weekend marked only my second trip up to Wine Country. I had some [ … ]