Who’s pouring Petite Sirah at Dark & Delicious & Who’s serving up the Delicious Treats?
To purchase tickets, see the link to the right of this page for Brown Paper Tickets. Wineries Debuting Wineries Returning Andis Wines Gustafson Family Vineyards Aratas Wines Harney Lane Winery Christian Lazo Wines Lava Cap Flying Horse Winery Line 39 Guglielmo Winery Line Shack + Lido Bay Winery Handal Denier McCay Cellars J. Baldwin Wines Mettler Family Wines J....
Read MoreRobert Biale: The Relationship Between a Winemaker and a Vineyard Grower: “The Vineyard Gets the Last Laugh,” Steve Hall
[Off the record: Steve Hall reminds me of a "Fred Rogers" kind of winemaker, and I mean that in the kindest and gentlest of ways.] Steve has that very easy, very comfortable way about him; and he uses that accessible trait to describe meticulous details of his craft… Namely: working with vineyard owners being at the mercy of mother nature knowing as much about each vine as he possibly...
Read MoreSyrah (father) + Peloursin (mother) = Petite Sirah (offspring)
Syrah (father) + Peloursin (mother) = Petite Sirah (offspring) Your father + Your mother = You (Yeah, it’s that different, and yet has DNA similarities) While tasting one of Bill Nachbaur’s wines (Acorn Winery ), I noticed that Peloursin was one of the wine’s varieties. I asked his wife Betsy if it would be possible to taste and/or see Peloursin on the vine. Betsy called Bill,...
Read MoreMounts Family Vineyards: Canopy management, shoot position, cluster separation, by David Mounts
This video is very informative with answers from David Mounts of Mounts Family Vineyards. Coming from his family vineyards in Dry Creek Valley, owned by his father Richard Mounts, David had the advantage of going to UC Davis. This was to not only learn about viticulture, but David also took enology courses. As a second generation farmer in Dry Creek Valley, when it became time for him to return...
Read MoreGustafson Family Vineyards with Emmett Reed ~ Video Series
Gustafson Family Vineyards’ owner Dan Gustafson has been a member of the Board of Directors for PS I Love You for the last two years. Dan and winemaker Emmett Reed have gone out of their way to over-deliver on everything for PSILY’s benefit, including that they’ve provided the Gustafson Family Vineyards site for two of our three Groupies BBQs. There’s never been a time...
Read MoreFabulous Foodies Line Up to Deliver Tasty Bites at D&D 2012
Once again, Dark & Delicious is fortunate to have the highest quality of foods to go with Petites for our upcoming PS I Love You event: 6th Annual Dark & Delicious 2012 Friday, February 17, 2012, 5:00 p.m. (VIPS) 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. General Public Rock Wall Wine Company 2301 Monarch St., Alameda CA 94501 RETURNING TO DATE: 9 Catering ~ Serving the bay area and wine country...
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2012 Members
Milagro Vineyard
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