by Judd on September 9, 2008
We are pleased to be participating in Twitter Taste Live 3 next Thursday, September 18 at 7pm EDT / 4pm PDT. Our friends at Bin Ends Wine selected us as the first American winery to participate after two very successful tastings of European wines this summer.
It’s easy for you to participate along with co-host and wine blogger Sonadora of Wannabe Wino. Just pick up one or more of the wines to be tasted before the event. Bin Ends Wine has a special pack on sale or look for the wines at your local wine store. Join the conversation on Twitter on September 18th at 7pm EDT / 4pm PDT and share your tasting notes. You’ll also want to follow several participants from the list on the Twitter Taste Live website.
The wines to be tasted are our 2006 La Brume Chardonnay, the 2005 Estate Syrah, our 2004 Estate Merlot and the 2004 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. For those in the Dry Creek Valley area, join us at the winery and taste along with me in our salon. I’ll also be Twittering along with the rest of the participants from across America.
Hope to see you in person or virtually next week and tell all your friends to join us, too!
by Brooke on August 22, 2008
Bay Cruise Guests
Saturday morning: 9am. I see I have a missed call so I return it. It’ s one of our guests for the Bay Cruise Event we’ve got down in Sausalito later this afternoon. I missed him yesterday with my email directions so I try to explain it over the phone while blow drying my hair and moisturizing-all the while plotting how on earth I’m going to get a dress for my 10 year reunion at some point in the day between event errands, event setup, work phonecalls and the 3 hour drive on the 101/580/99 towards my home town: ***** (this information is confidential!).
Shoot! I remember I completely forgot about the camera for the event, and make a quick phone call to Judd to ask him to bring his so we can make sure to get all of the event’ s happenings on film…….
Wine openers-check. Wine-check. Glasses-check. flowers? Wait a minute-is there water to drink on a boat? What if there’s not? I’d better get some!
OK-so my bags are packed for my weekend out of town. My event box is packed with all essential event items. Directions are in hand (with a 1/2 hour detour to Nordstrom’s planned to get a reunion dress)-and my hands free device is connected and ready to go. I’m off!
flowers-check. water-check. Reunion dress-check (If I keep the tags on I can return this right?)
Arrival at the boat dock in Sausalito shows the day’s weather to be a bit blustery and temperamental. D***, the weather was perfect yesterday-why couldn’t it just hold out?
Quick instructions to Marina (the Boat company’s event supervisor) about the event
Incoming call: It’s Judd wondering where this street is he is supposed to turn on-does it exist?
There’s Chris and Tracy (Wine club manager and events helper) showing up at the dock-early just as planned! They take my event box away from me and tell me to hit the road and get to my reunion. I gratefully do so-telling them as I’m running to my car that I can be reached by cellphone in my car for the next 3 hours if they need ANYthing. Guests have started arriving now-and everyone looks happy and relaxed at the prospect of spending the next 3 hours floating around the Bay on our lovely schooner boat-drinking wine. It looks like it will be a great event! And it was!!
For now I’m off to get my fresh garden lettuce-which Tony is picking for us all today. I’m thinking a goat cheese and toasted almond salad with some of our La Brume chardonnay…….
Bay Cruise on the Gas Light
