RECIPE AND WINE PAIRING! Do you have a bot­tle of Hun­ny­suckle hid­ing in your cel­lar that could use a culi­nary com­pan­ion? Try this exquis­ite Baked Onion Soup from the kitchen of Babette Joseph (Kathy’s mom!). This is a per­fect Fall recipe that is sure to be a crowd pleaser!

  My job is crazy…but good crazy!

Fid­dle­head wines have found act­ing fame once again! Get out of the sum­mer heat and treat your­self to the movies — we sug­gest “The Kids Are All Right”. And don’t be late because it doesn’t take long for Fid­dle­head to make its appear­ance! But some­thing is not quite right… Astute wine drinkers take note: somehow […]

Should I drink this wine now or lay it down in my cel­lar? The short answer is: It depends on how thirsty you are! The wrong answer is: It depends on how much the wine costs. The right answer is: What’s for din­ner (i.e. can it hold up to bright acid­ity or will it over­power ele­gance)? And […]

Why Happy Canyon? It’s a place, it’s a wine, and it’s sat­is­fac­tion. Read the wine notes, drink the wine, and take advan­tage of free ship­ping through Feb­ru­ary 15th! While Pinot Noir makes up 80% of our pro­duc­tion these days, Sauvi­gnon Blanc has always been an impor­tant part of my port­fo­lio. In fact, my love for […]

Pinkie’s Party was a resound­ing suc­cess! Great food, fun music com­pli­ments of the House Red (Pink) Band, and wildly cre­ative pink cos­tumes which far exceeded my expec­ta­tions. A big con­grat­u­la­tions to the win­ners of the cos­tume com­pe­ti­tion: Joseph and Laura, who we dubbed the “Post it Pair” for Most Unique/Creative, Marten and Theresa “Cake Lady” […]

Vine­yard Update The New Year is upon us, which sig­nals the start of an excit­ing new wine vin­tage!  The rains have arrived and our vines appre­ci­ate the “flush­ing” of excess min­er­als that have accu­mu­lated in their root zone.  The win­ter frost makes an occa­sional appear­ance and blan­kets the vine­yard floor, and the vine­yard pro­file transitions […]