February 14th, 2012
Emma Pearl Wine . Merlot . Wine . Wine and Food
Emma Pearl Wine
February 14th, 2012
Emma Pearl Wine . Merlot . Wine . Wine and Food
September 23rd, 2011
Chardonnay . Emma Pearl Wine . Grape Harvest . Grapes . Harvest 2011 . Masters of Wine . MW exam . Vineyards . Vintage Notes . Viticulture . Wine . Winemaking
Harvest 2011 – Week 8 – Harvest Halfway and MW preparations
At this point we’re halfway through the harvest season. In another 8 weeks it will all be wrapped up. Wine will be tucked away in barrels or tanks either going through ML, extended maceration, and sur lee aging. Between now and then is the most complex time during the harvest. This is when the bulk ...
August 19th, 2011
Alexander Valley . Emma Pearl Wine . Harvest 2011 . Vineyards . Vintage Notes . Wine . Winemaking
Harvest 2011 – Week 3 – The Pinot Commeth
We’ve begun harvesting Pinot Gris from the Central Coast vineyard, CatCanyon (also the source of the Emma Pearl Chardonnay). Pinot Noir doesn’t seem to be too far behind in Brix so I’m sure we’ll start to see that soon as well. Here atAstiwe have our first grapes scheduled for mid-next week however it’s mainly Sauvignon ...
July 28th, 2011
Blogging . Emma Pearl Wine . Spicy and Smoky . Tasting Notes . Travel . Vineyards . Wine Bloggers Conference . Wine Tasting . Zesty and Fruity
Wine Bloggers Conference 2011; A Winemaker’s Perspective…
Last Friday I attended the Wine Bloggers Conference 2011. This was one of those events that really brought out why the wine industry is so amazing! So many people in one room that were all excited to learn about and discuss topics pertaining to wine. Unfortunately I was only able to attend the Friday sessions ...
July 11th, 2011
Alexander Valley . Emma Pearl Wine . Grape ripeness . Grapes . Sonoma County . Vineyards . Viticulture . Wine
Vintage 2011, The Mid-point Check In.
When I last talked about how vintage 2011 was going in the NorthCoast was in bloom and the weather was truly dismal indeed! Now after several weeks of beautiful, warm, sunny weather our outlook on the vintage is beginning to lift. The rain during bloom did impact the crop levels negatively. So far I’ve heard that ...
May 21st, 2011
Emma Pearl Wine . Stone and Chalk . Tasting Notes . Wine . Wine and Food . Wine Parings . Wine Tasting . Zesty and Fruity
One Last Post Before the End of the World! A Week in Atlanta.
Apparently the world is going to end this evening so I figured I’d better get a post up before everything broke loose. I’ve been in Atlanta, GA this week promoting Emma Pearl as well as attending the women’s blogger conference BlogHer-Food. One of the seminars I’ve enjoyed the most was on using social media (i.e. ...
May 6th, 2011
Emma Pearl Wine . Essay writing . Grapes . Masters of Wine . MW exam . Souverain . Travel . Vineyards . Viticulture . Wine . Wine Blogging . Winemaking
Crazy Times: Notes on Blogging, Vintage 2011, Winemaking, and the MW exam…
To my returning readers, my apologies that I have been unable to get a post up for the last two weeks but my life has been insane between full-time winemaking, an on-going house renovation project, a 50 mile bike ride for Diabetes research and my MW studies. To my new readers…Welcome to the Personalities of ...
March 22nd, 2011
Airline Travel . Emma Pearl Wine . Travel . Trellis Systems . Vineyards . Viticulture . Wine . Wine Tasting . Winemaking . Zesty and Fruity
Layovers and Trellis Systems!
So today marked a milestone in my career as it’s the start of my first official Sales Trip! This trip is for my new brand Emma Pearl however the day so far has been less than pearly. I decided for reasons that still escape me to not leave out of the tried and true San ...
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