Anne Amie – Willamette Valley
July 11 , 2009

Come check out Anne Amie!  Set-up on a hill, Anne Amie  has a spectacular 180 degree view.  The wines speak for themselves and they tasting room has a classical, French, Victorian, feeling – much in spirit with their labels. Please …

How Wine Is Bottled. @ Montinore Estate
July 01 , 2009

This is a great video to see how wine bottles go from boxes, to sterilization, to blow tests, to filling, to gas, to cork, to foil cap, labeled, and then re-boxed. This made me think of  Leverne & Shirley.   This …

Four Vines, Paso Robles
June 30 , 2009

Four Vines is a winery on the move.  If you have seen them at wine shows or met them, you will see they are not modeling themselves after the classic idea of a winery or vineyard. In the video, you …

Heibel Ranch Vineyards, Pope Valley / Howell Mtn,  Napa
June 30 , 2009

Off-Road Vineyard Tour! Yes –  this is Napa Valley, and in the 1960’s Willies Jeep we have the 2 stars of the Food + Wine’s article – Affordable & Hidden Napa Valley.  Trent Ghiringhelli & Drew Dickson are the people …

Pinot Days – Fort Mason 6/28/09
June 30 , 2009

If you weren’t able to get to Pinot Days this year, below are some quick out-takes from some of our friends and new friends.  Pinot days was a hit and was very well attended.  We stopped at a few tables …

Canopy Management
June 28 , 2009

Trent from Heibel Ranch Vineyards talks a bit about Canopy Management and trimming of the vines.   Although it was not so easy to keep up with Trent with the video, we see how the vines are trained and managed.  The …

Napa Valley Wine Auction –  Napa 2009
June 16 , 2009

The Napa Valley Wine Auction was a hit.  They raised approximately $6million and it was a heck of a Soiree. In our quick coverage, you will see some of the bidding action, general decor by Erin Martin, the Trefethen Family …

Cheers! St Helena, Napa – June 5 2009
June 14 , 2009

Cheers! St Helena. The first Friday of every month through October is the Cheers St Helena Event.  This is an event that brings wineries/vineyards into the shops along the main drag in St Helena.  It is a fun event especially …

Viader- St Helena, Napa Valley,  5-26-09
June 14 , 2009

Viader gave us an awesome tour & there was a lot to see! One thing to note when you see a longer video from Vineyard Vlog, that means that the host spent a lot of time with us and gave …

Taylor’s Refresher (Half Bottle Party) 6/3/09
June 13 , 2009

This was a special treat and is the kind of thing you to need to be “in the know” in order to show-up (and it is assumed that you are in the trade)  although there were a few fans and …