Monthly Archives: June 2009

Fulcrum Pinot Top Scorer in New Wine Spectator

Posted on June 29, 2009 by crushpad

When you’re keeping company with Foxen “Sea Smoke Vineyard” and Peter Michael “Pisoni Vineyard” you know you’re in the upper echelon of Pinot Noir.  In the most recent issue of Wine Spectator the 2007 Fulcrum “Split Rock Vineyard” Pinot was … Continue reading →

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Open House: Reflections on Theorems, Tacos and Wine

Posted on June 23, 2009 by crushpad

We are adept at all things mathematical. Being a winery means weights, measures and calculations are in our blood. But, it just doesn’t add up. We’ve run the numbers from Saturday’s Open House this way & that and still can’t … Continue reading →

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We’re #1!

Posted on June 15, 2009 by crushpad

We're honored to be on the 7×7 magazine Best of the City: Food & Drink List this year.  We're right there with our new covert, organic and spontaneous lunch spot neighbor Kitchenette (it rocks) and the new Michael Mina restaurant … Continue reading →

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In the Vineyard with Mitchell

Posted on June 9, 2009 by crushpad

After spending considerable time walking vineyards, a few of things are becoming clear.  First, the vines are catching up on developing the optimum shoot length / node number.  Second, due to the May rains, there are an abundance of lateral … Continue reading →

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The craziest vineyard you’ve ever seen

Posted on June 6, 2009 by crushpad

This was forwarded to us by Paul VanderMarck who just got back from a trip to Canary Islands.  There’s so much wind that they plant the vines in pits that they dig in the volcanic soil. See and download the … Continue reading →

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Rockroom Rocks Wine Enthusiast Critic

Posted on June 4, 2009 by crushpad

Rockroom Cooperative just grabbed three, count them, THREE 93 point scores in the new Wine Enthusiast.  Noted wine critic and blogger Steve Heimoff absolutely loved the Pinot, Chard and Syrah from Rockroom.  The best part is that the Rockroom wines … Continue reading →

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