Thu, 07/02/2009 - 08:44 | Posted by: Richard
55 miles north of San Francisco, in the western part of Sonoma County is California’s prized Pinot Noir appellation the Russian River Valley. Russians created outposts in Sebastapol, Graton and Freestone in 1812-1841. If you look at the back label of a ...
Thu, 06/18/2009 - 15:50 | Posted by: Richard
Row Eleven Wine Company is different than most wineries. We are Winemaker-oriented. You must be thinking all wineries are Winemaker oriented. But they are not. Some Winemakers are lucky and get to work for the wineries of their dreams. Most Winemakers ...
Fri, 05/22/2009 - 11:09 | Posted by: Richard
I loved meeting with Lou Foppiano, Sr. Lou is what Sonoma used to be about. Lou was more grape farmer than winemaker. I can close my eyes and imagine Lou fifty years ago sliding open the old barn door. His old winery cold, wet and musty. His fermentation ...
Wed, 05/13/2009 - 15:20 | Posted by: Richard
I had a fun time with our Midwest Regional Sales Manager when she recently visited California. I call her "our Gunslinger." She is smart, courageous and willing to travel and she knows wine. She goes wherever we need her. I think her past month included ...
Wed, 04/22/2009 - 11:23 | Posted by: Richard
I guess instead of writing about relatives I should write about wine. Nina does not feel that I give you enough insights into our wines and winemaking. It is hard not to be dreamy right now. My friend Russell down in Paso Robles gauges summer by how many ...
Tue, 04/07/2009 - 13:26 | Posted by: Richard
When I was young my mother would send me to be with my Aunt and Uncle for the summer. She said it was to allow me to spend time around men (my Uncle and his buddies). I suspected the real reason was so that she could be a free, dating, career woman for a few ...
Thu, 04/02/2009 - 13:23 | Posted by: Richard
A blog discussed the ten most important things that have impacted the modern wine industry. I disagree with them. I want to give you my list of ten events that really created the modern wine business: 1. Ernest and Julio create the Gallo Wine Company ...
Mon, 03/30/2009 - 16:33 | Posted by: Richard
People ask me how we got the name Row Eleven. I explain to them that all rows in a vineyard are not equal. Some are just better than others. There are vineyards in every appellation that lay claim to greatness. But, greatness requires time. California is too ...
Fri, 03/27/2009 - 09:45 | Posted by: Richard
If you haven’t been to Charleston, Go! What a great town. I guess it is one of the only towns Sherman didn’t burn. Most of the buildings are historical. The Cotton Exchange, Fort Sumter in the distance, the old Citadel grounds, the houses, all were fun to ...
Tue, 03/24/2009 - 11:27 | Posted by: Nina
Stratton Lummis has been selected as one of the most popular restaurant wines among sommeliers and wine directors by Wine and Spirits Magazine's 20th Annual Restaurant Poll!