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Crushpad Harvest 2008 Begins with Sauvignon Blanc!

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

On August 29th, the 2008 harvest for Crushpad began at 3AM in Grassini vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley. Sauvignon Blanc is typically the first grape we pick each year, and with a little heat spell moving through California this past week, the early ripening grapes are getting the final push to the finish line. [...]

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Mike Z. Talks About Bottle Shock on Vin Village Radio

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Nice interview with Z (Crushpad Chief Winemaker, Michael Ziztlaff) on Vin Village’s “Wine & Dine Radio.” He talks about the new feature film, Bottle Shock, and our recent Premiere Party and Judgment of Paris Redux in celebration of the movie.
You can give it a listen here.

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Super Groupers Unite!

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Last night we hosted the San Francisco Super Group Pinot Pizza Party.  (That’s a mouthful huh?)  Since we weren’t able to launch Community Crush in all San Francisco neighborhoods this year, The Super Group consists of a motley group of neighborhoods from North Beach to Bayview to Noe Valley.   It may end up being our [...]

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“Subculture Dining” Comes to Crushpad

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Waist bands are still fitting a little snugger after our two Crushpad Harvest Dinners here at the winery this past weekend. But if you’ve got to move up a weight-class, this is definitely the way to go.
90 diners were treated to a five hour gastronomic excursion designed to inspire the palate and stretch the tummy.  [...]

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How Much is a Great Label Design Worth?

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Stumbled on an interesting Sacramento Business Journal article about wine label design.
“A label redesign in the Sacramento region can range from $2,000 to $8,000, depending on the experience and track record of the design firm. Design firms in large cities can charge upward of $12,000.”
Cost for the full-on Crushpad wine making experience — the grapes [...]

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Harvest 2008 to be ‘exceptional year’

Monday, August 25th, 2008

After the fire and frost worries that Northern California vineyards dealt with earlier in the season, it’s reassuring to read recent headlines like this from the Napa Valley Register:
Harvest 2008 to be ‘exceptional year’
You can read the full article here.

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Share A Barrel On Crushnet!

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

Here’s where to find those groups who have available case allocations of wines from both the 07 and upcoming 08 vintage.
Wines from the 07 vintage are wines you can purchase and take delivery of soon. (It all depends on the grape variety - check with the group leaders on when wines will be available)
The 08 [...]

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Veraison Almost Complete Across Wine Country

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

At Crushpad the one thing that we all tend to watch is when the grapes start to turn from green to purple, or in the case of white grapes, they will start to soften. This is called Veraison. And this is also the trigger for us all to start to freak out that the grapes [...]

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Crushpad Japan in the News

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Nice article about Crushpad Japan in “Tokyo Work Life”.
Congrats to Makoto Kanda and Takahide Sugimoto, our representatives for Crushpad Japan.  We launched the service about a year ago to serve the growing base of California wine enthusiasts in Japan — our largest market outside the U.S.

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Bigfoot Just a Rubber Gorilla Suit

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

So proclaims this breaking news from the Associated Press today.
No word on whether the Crushpad monkey was involved in the hoax.  Archival footage of the monkey can be found in the video below.

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Forklift Training 101

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Education is a big part of the wine making experience at Crushpad, for both our customers and our staff. With harvest fast approaching, it was time for a crash course (ok, poor choice of words) for the Crushpad staff in forklift safety and operation. Under the tutelage of cellar hand, Chuck Gergley, all 25 [...]

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Seawind Wines Captures Silver at Orange County Competition

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Congratulations to Crushapd Commerce customer, Ken Dunkley and his Seawind Wines.
He recently won a Silver Medal from the Orange County Wine Society for his ‘06 Sleepy Hollow Pinot Noir and second place in the label competition. He joins Commerce customer, Malcom Nicholls, who also recently took home awards for both his wine and label [...]

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Canada Shows Crushpad the Love

Monday, August 18th, 2008

So this is nice. Had received a few Google alerts over the weekend that Crushpad was being discussed at VinoCamp up in Vancouver, BC. Thanks to Township 7 wine maker Bradley Cooper for making us part of his presentation.

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Is That a Winemaker in Your Pocket?

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

No, it’s the Crushnet TV Podcast! And we’re happy to see it.

Want to learn how to make wine while flying at 30,000 feet? Want to figure out your oak regimen for your wine while you’re on lunch break? Now you can take the Crushpad winemaking team with you wherever you go by subscribing to our [...]

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Crushpad Customer, Scott Eaton Interviewed on Vin Village Radio

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Nice interview with Crushpad customer, Scott Eaton on Vin Village radio today. You can check out the segment here.
Scott is an environmental protection biologist in Atlanta making a 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon with us. Like a lot of our customers, he doesn’t live in wine country or own a vineyard or have an oenology [...]

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