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W. Blake Gray is author of “California Winetopia,” a Japanese-language guide to California wines. He was previously a staff wine writer/editor for the San Francisco...
Liz Willette got bitten by the wine bug while living in Beaune, France. At the time she was working for Butterfield & Robinson, a high-end active travel company...
Richard Leahy has been writing about wine for consumers and producers since 1986. He was a regional editor for Kevin Zraly’s American Wine Guide, and was...
Ashton Keefe is the Owner/Executive Chef of Ashton Keefe LLC. Culinary Lifestyle Services, which specializes in boutique catering, food styling and culinary...
Sondra Barrett, PhD fell in love with food early on when she starting reading cook books as a young girl. She hasn’t stopped since. She earned a PhD in biochemistry...
Jon Thorsen is the founder of the popular blog The Reverse Wine Snob: Thumbing My Nose At Bottles Over $20!. The idea behind the blog...
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Tyler Florence Makes Epic Zin
In addition to being our best cooking and best looking client, Tyler Florence makes some pretty damn good zin too! Wine Spectator just picked up on this and gave his 2006 Dry Creek Zin 92 points and a heady review. … Continue reading
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Springtime in the Vineyard
It’s been a busy week for grape growers. Springtime is the most hectic, challenging and in many ways, enjoyable time of the season. Young shoots are in rapid growth mode, cover crops are mowed & tilled back into the soil … Continue reading
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Bohemian Wins Shootout
I feel like our clients are on a major roll lately. In specific, our Pinot clients have been winning accolades right and left. We’ve had Armanino, 5 Points, Lionheart, Joelle, Fulcrum, Dain and Rockroom all recently score 90+ points for … Continue reading
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Wine for the Heart
This year we participated in a fabulous charity event in Dallas called the Cotes de Coeur, benefiting the American Heart Association. It is one of the most well run and impressive organizations we’ve come across. The people we chatted with … Continue reading
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Tarabini Speaks.
Damian Rae Winery and San Francisco Wine Association president John Tarabini recently spoke with the San Francisco Chronicle in their 3 Questions column. He’s doing some great things with both projects and he gave Crushpad some love in the interview. … Continue reading
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Stinky Washed Rinds and Burrata
On the eve of the California Artisan Cheese Festival, we gathered for a night of wine and unique domestic cheeses. Adam Sanchez, Executive Chef with Ladies Who Lunch, teamed with Stuart Ake to pair the cheeses with barrel samples and … Continue reading
Bud Break and BBQ in Dry Creek
Spring is both an exciting and nerve wracking time for growers. As buds burst from the winter slumber, sleepless nights ensue as vineyard managers fret over rainfall totals, pests, bouts of frost, a catalog of molds & mildews and a … Continue reading
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