Tales of Wining and Dining The venerable wine writer Hugh Johnson, whose World Atlas of Wine has taught me the most about wine of any book I’ve encountered, once remarked that wines’ initial importance to humans, ultimately, came down to its capacity to intoxicate, to “banish care.” He may well be correct, yet it’s the […]

What’s New? This is the time of the year that the cycle of bloom and set begins in Northern California’s vineyards. The last couple of years the weather during that period has been pretty up and down, creating a lot of worry for growers and winemakers. What’s needed for the best results — each flower […]

Fall 1999 Newsletter Out Standing in His Field October 6, 1999: Steve Hill, who farms Syrah vines at two properties in Sonoma Valley that produce a couple of our best wines, left me a message a few days ago, alerting me to the approach of ripeness in his Parmelee-Hill vineyard. Steve, who is an outstanding […]

Steve Edmunds and Ed Durell

Gil Handelman and Keven Clancy pour

Heather Edmunds, Cornelia St. John,Steve Edmunds, and Erin Edmundsat the Y2K Fète du Vin

Chad and Paul pour