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Queen Elizabeth of Sauvignon Blanc |
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Written by Eric Brown
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Saturday, 21 June 2008 02:29 |
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By Laura Ness  The last time I inquired about a vineyard bearing a woman’s name (Laura’s Vineyard in Paso Robles), it turned out the place was named after a cat. More specifically, after a feline well over the limit on her 9 Lives credit card account. So, I wasn’t sure what to expect on this one. Happily, Elizabeth Vineyards in the Redwood Valley of Mendocino County turns out to be named after a very vivacious and charming woman named Elizabeth Foster, who prefers to be called Betty. The first thing about Betty that you encounter is that smile – bright as a neon OPEN sign, and as wide as the grille of a vintage Pontiac. And then, there are her eyes: brilliant blue piercers that could match Paul Newman’s, lumen for lumen.
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Raymond Winery- Historic Napa Resource |
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Written by Eric Brown
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Saturday, 21 June 2008 02:29 |
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May 24, 2007
By: Darryl Beeson Roy Raymond, Sr. and his two sons, Roy Jr., and Walter founded Raymond Vineyards in 1971. The Raymond family and Napa's history are closely linked. Roy Raymond Sr. arrived in the Napa Valley in 1933 and was hired as a cellar worker at Beringer Brothers Winery in St. Helena. He met Martha Jane Beringer and they were married in 1936. |
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Persia Comes to the Napa Valley |
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Written by Eric Brown
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Saturday, 21 June 2008 02:29 |
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By Dan Clarke The arrival of a new winery can be a major story among its neighbors and within the wine community in general. This is especially true when the location is the Napa Valley. |
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Supping at Sea Ranch Lodge |
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Written by Eric Brown
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Saturday, 21 June 2008 02:29 |
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By Dan Clarke All too often atmosphere trumps food and service. How many urban restaurants with a beautiful view serve food to match? And in restaurants farther from population centers service is often unpolished and awkward, even though the kitchen may be performing well (it’s one thing to lure a chef to an out-of-the-way location, but much tougher to find a competent entire staff in the backwaters). |
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Ortmans Find a New Direction and a New Passion in SLO |
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Written by Eric Brown
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Saturday, 21 June 2008 02:29 |
By Mark Storer
Chuck Ortman may be one of the most venerated winemakers in California—even in the world. His younger years at Joseph Heitz, Spring Mountain and throughout Napa Valley are now nearly legend. And then there was the founding of the winery that would eventually lead Ortman to the Central Coast, a place called Meridian. |
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