http://blog.kellerestate.com Sonoma Coast Winery Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:59:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last night I took a long stroll through our lower areas in the La Cruz Vineyard. Veraison is well under way in most blocks. For those of you who aren´t familiar with this term, veraison refers to the coloring of the Pinot Noir and Syrah grapes. It is important for ... http://blog.kellerestate.com/la-cruz-vineyard/veraison-in-the-vineyard/ I have to say that my mind keeps coming back to the moving images of Ingrid Betancourt as she embraced her mother, and then as she embraced her children. I have given up on watching the news: it seems that we rarely see news that inspire us. Last night as ... http://blog.kellerestate.com/kellerestate/freedom-we-must-never-forget-what-it-means/ My father who loves to drink wine is also very cautious about exactly how much wine he has on a week night. Therefore he loves half bottles, he always complains that there are not enough in restuarant wine lists, and that sadly many of the wines by the glass are ... http://blog.kellerestate.com/wines/the-case-for-half-bottles/ We are really exited that our Japan Distributor, Hotei Wines has landed a great palcement for us! Our 2005 Pinot Noir has now been added to the wine list at the New York Grill Restaurant in The Park Hyatt in Tokyo. You may remember the bar from the scenes of ... http://blog.kellerestate.com/kellerestate/lost-in-translation/ I am having a fantastic trip in Miami. I just had a wonderful day with our sales rep Nichole Choi, she had me set up with great accounts. I am happy to say that very soon you will be able to find out wines at The Conrad Hotel, The Setai ... http://blog.kellerestate.com/kellerestate/travelling-in-miami/ Every year as we approach bottling we always have the corks, screwcaps, and recently we added the glass stoppers into the conversation. I always feel that synthetic corks look horrible, they are always short and I feel it sends a message of: hey we want to avoid corked wine, but we ... http://blog.kellerestate.com/kellerestate/corks-screwcaps-glass-stoppers-and-fine-wine/ <a href="http://technorati.com/claim/hmqjbhg29" rel="me">Technorati Profile</a> http://blog.kellerestate.com/kellerestate/technoraticom-claiming-our-blog/ I haven´t written in a journal for many years. Today my seven year old son started his first journal; he could not decide what he was meant to say about his whole day! He can´t write very fast yet, so he had to find what was the most meaningful things ... http://blog.kellerestate.com/kellerestate/what-is-the-purpose-of-blogging/ People always associate harvest (fall) as the "busy" season for wineries. Well, after this week, I can say, that just ain´t true. We are tasting through all our wines, finalizing our blends for the 2007 La Cruz Chardonnay and La Cruz Pinot Noir. This means going through many, many barrels ... http://blog.kellerestate.com/kellerestate/spring-is-underrated-in-a-winery/ Dear Friends, On our last club shipment, we asked our family chef, Jennifer, to create a recipe to pair with our 2006 Oro de Plata Chardonnay. I have to say, she went all the way for creative, but please try the recipe, it is fantastic ! Time: 30 minutes Servings: Makes 4 servings. Ingredients: 1 1/2 ... http://blog.kellerestate.com/kellerestate/6/