Yesterday’s Taste of Sonoma was the largest outdoor food and wine event in California. Which says a whole lot for a state known for being a mecca of culinary artistry and amazing wine. I have always known that Sonoma County has it’s own eclectic way of doing things and yesterday showcased my county’s attention to [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Greetings from Healdsburg! Knowing that one of you will be moving to our beautiful ‘lil town soon, I wanted to first, send my congratulations to each of you for making it so far in this social media/wine competition. It has been fun watching this all to take place and too see what the contest has [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, March 21, 2009
There has been a recent epidemic of blog postings that have been critical of the lack of customer service that a few wineries have provided, including two recent ones from me (here and here). With the ever-expanding blog posts about everything from what people had for breakfast to the wine they drank before going to [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 9, 2009
One of the biggest events in Sonoma County is the two weekend extravaganza (aka drunk fest) that is Northern California Wine Road’s Barrel Tasting Weekend around Healdsburg, Ca. The first two weekends in March provide visitors the chance to sample wines straight from barrel, pre-purchase the wine (called futures) before it is bottled and meet [...]
Continue reading...Friday, March 6, 2009
Last week I stopped by the Love Farms Market in downtown Healdsburg to say hello to a friend who was helping to remodel the store. Love Farms is a local farm which grows certified organic fruits, veggies and sells seedlings for people to grow their own. They supply produce to some of Healdsburg’s biggest restaurants [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, February 14, 2009
After a very warm and dry January, we finally are getting some rain in Sonoma County. Usually during this brief rainy season, us Northern Californians tend to hibernate a bit. So while there have been a few events going on, I haven’t really been to to much of them. Maybe because of the economy, maybe [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 29, 2008
This obsession is actually a relatively new one for me, it started a year ago when my friend LoriAnn and I wanted to get cocktails at Barn Diva in Healdsburg. We decided to order a cheese plate to soak up the alcohol we were drinking. The appetizer had the staples that make up the typical [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 12, 2008
This past week, I wrote an article about my favorite cocktails from my home town of Healdsburg for Healdsburg Magazine.com and I wanted to share a link to it, titled Two-Drink Minimum. I must say, writing about cocktails makes me thirsty. Cheers!
Continue reading...Thursday, July 3, 2008
It has been a little over a week since my life was completely changed. Yes, I got laid-off. It has been a huge blow to my money situation as well as my sometimes overly exaggerated ego, but thanks to the support of friends both at Hamilton Partners and around Healdsburg, I have come to terms [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 27, 2008
For the last three days I have made Palette Art Café my latest stomping ground to do my everyday online activities. Today started off dedicated to writing a blog post about my life as of Monday morning (link to post to come) but as I got up to grab my soy mocha, I came [...]
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Sunday, September 6, 2009
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