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Barrel Tasting at Crushpad: 2010 Zinfandel from Grist Vineyard

Posted on August 3, 2011 by admin

Join Crushpad winemakers Patrick Saboe and Rodney Gagnon as they taste Zinfadel from Grist Vineyards in Dry Creek Valley. They’ll also taste 2009 The Big Cat Zinfandel from 6 North to see what a finished wine from this area tastes … Continue reading →

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When The Cat’s Away… The Winemakers Play

Posted on July 25, 2011 by admin

For the last two weeks, Michael Brill, CEO of Crushpad, has been preoccupied with certain top secret German Riesling shenanigans.  Word has it that top grade Riesling is difficult to craft in the warm and sunny “New World.”  As we … Continue reading →

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Crushpad Spotlight: Justin Rose, Resident Lab Genius

Posted on July 22, 2011 by admin

Every month we have one employee write a blog report about another employee so that our Crushpad community can get to know us as well as we strive to know our clients.  This month Carol Griffin in Accounting writes about … Continue reading →

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Terroir, La Bamba, and a PhD in Plant Biology

Posted on July 11, 2011 by admin

You know what we’re tasting (see Rodney’s Wine Wednesdays Videos).  Here is a look at what we are reading! Notwithstanding the innovative vinification practices I see here at Crushpad, when it comes to wine, I am a big believer in … Continue reading →

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Barrel Tasting at Crushpad: 2010 Chardonnay from Durrell

Posted on July 6, 2011 by admin

Join Crushpad winemakers Adam Smith and Rodney Gagnon as they taste Chardonnay from the Durrell Vineyard here in Sonoma County. They’ll also taste 2009 Sorcellerie to see what a finished wine from this area tastes like.

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Meet The New Faces of Crushpad

Posted on July 1, 2011 by admin

We’ve been growing our operations and would like to introduce four stellar additions to our team! Cyndi Caballero, Senior Accountant Like an archeologist, Cyndi spends her days deciphering hieroglyphics like the General Ledger and Accounts Payable for the rest of … Continue reading →

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Barrel Tasting at Crushpad: 2010 White Hawk Syrah

Posted on June 29, 2011 by admin

Join Crushpad winemakers Patrick Saboe and Rodney Gagnon as they taste Syrah from White Hawk in Santa Barbara. They’ll also taste 2009 Robleon to see what a finished wine from this area tastes like.

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Wednesday Barrel Tasting: 2010 Reverence Vineyard

Posted on June 22, 2011 by admin

Join Crushpad winemakers Kian Tavakoli and Rodney Gagnon as they taste the progress on 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon from Reverence Vineyard. They’ll also taste 2008 Kanya to see what a finished wine from this area tastes like.

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A Journey from Grape to Bottle

Posted on June 15, 2011 by admin

Someone recently asked Amy Rooker, our director of compliance, what I do at Crushpad. She tried to tell them and ended up saying, “just ask JJ, I can’t really explain it.” I like to say I am a cross between … Continue reading →

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Tweet My Grape: Wine and Social Media

Posted on June 13, 2011 by admin

Tweet and Taste Recently, Twitter co-hosted a nationwide wine tasting tweet-up.  The event blended the virtual and the actual as people chimed in from Twitter headquarters in San Francisco and across the country from wine stores in cities such as … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Barrel Tasting: 2010 Doctor’s Vineyard Pinot Noir

Posted on June 8, 2011 by admin

Welcome to Wednesday Barrel Tastings with Rodney Gagnon!  Tune in while Rodney and Pinot specialist Adam Smith taste a 2010 Pinot Noir from Doctor’s Vineyard and compare it to the 2009 Damon Rae Pinot Noir from the same vineyard!

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Clown Act

Posted on June 3, 2011 by admin

For seven friends from Chicago the road to making a bold Napa Valley Cabernet was paved with many wine dinners and Pinot and Poker nights.  Clown Car Ink Blot Wines includes Ross Kerr, his father and a few of their … Continue reading →

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Vino For Mom

Posted on May 4, 2011 by admin

Sunday, May 8th is Mother’s Day. While many of us will be rushing out to get a card in the mail in time, two guys have already one-upped us. Ben Feldman and Eduardo Porto Carreiro have named their big Santa … Continue reading →

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Stirring Up a Passion for Wine – by Andrea Kissack

Posted on April 28, 2011 by admin

Here I am, wine newbie, stirring my low oak Chardonnay on an early spring visit to Crushpad.  I forgot why you need to stir the wine but I was totally happy to do it.  This was only my second visit to … Continue reading →

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CRUSHPAD @ California Academy of Sciences

Posted on October 14, 2010 by admin

A few weeks ago, Crushpad was a guest in one of the Night Life events, hosted by the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. A series of interactive stations were set up in order to explore the art and … Continue reading →

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