The Anti-Consumer Wine Bill. Our own Congressman Bob Filner (D0 of the 51st Congressional District is even a co-sponsor of this Bill aimed to derail and cause severe harm to small wineries in California, and just when we were getting on the...
One of our helpers last weekend working on putting up the bird netting with us, asked the question, “Do all vineyards have to put up bird netting?” The answer is no. In the wine growing valleys that have lots of acreage in grapes, like the...
We received an email this week from our friends Victor and Beth at Edwards Vineyards & Cellars in Ramona. They make spectacular Syrah and Petite Syrah wines. They recently attended a Petite Sirah symposium in Livermore CA at Concannon Winery,...
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors today, have unanimously voted in favor of the Tiered Winery Ordinance. This would allow the smallest of wineries in the “Boutique” category to have retail tasting rooms by right. Prior to today, any...
While Norm is still the same VERY skinny size he was in high school, I continue a life long battle against the bulge. I believe Norm’s secrets are: he smokes, he is a coffee addict, he is indifferent toward food, he does not drink alcohol, he does hard...
