Wine Road World HQ Member Meet & Greet Spring Mixer
Twice per year, Spring and Fall, we have fabulous Wine Road Member Meet & Greet Mixers at our palatial Wine Road World HQ in downtown Healdsburg. Staff transforms our warehouse into a networking dream-space, decked out with little tables for each lodging member to set up camp and meet/greet the roving winery members- perfect time to interact and share the pertinent aspects of each winery and lodging property. We are a winery organization of 187 wineries and 56 lodgings, and these events provide a valuable time for member interaction, sharing, and just plain fun. Yesterday, we built our Wine Road Camaraderie even more! Vintners Inn and John Ash & Co. Treats from Vintners Inn: Hilton Garden Inn. Madrona Manor Gatsby Garden Party;...
Read MoreJ Vineyards & Winery
What a difference three months makes in these photos…. but J Vineyards & Winery, fabulous in every season, is a great destination, offering up The Bubble Room, bellwether of all wine & food pairings, so romantic, too…and don’t forget the casual visit. Or how about a tour? Or the J Terrace? And the J Wine Clubs? Learn about the winemaking, the vineyards, the J story….Judy Jordan! A spectacular destination perfect for the spectacular wines. ALL my celebrations include a bottle of J Sparkling….and I am mighty partial to the J Pinotage. Surrounded by vineyards. Here’s looking at you,...
Read MoreHealdsburg Entertainment: May/June/Jazzy
Ah- some best kept secrets that really ARE that way- until Wine Time TR comes along to spread the locals’ skinny for not only in-the-dark locals, but also, for Wine Road guests…. One way I keep so au currant, is by subscribing to the Healdsburg Patch. News is in my in box just as it occurs. One amazing Healdsburg Happening is the FREE Tuesday Concerts on the Plaza- click here for that complete skinny. May 28: West African Highlife Band (High Life) June 4: Roger Glenn’s Latin Jazz Ensemble (Latin Rhythms) June 11: Uncle Wiggly (Blues, shuffles, boogies & funk) June 18: Slim Jenkins (Hot Jazz & Voodoo blues) June 25: Foxes in the Hen House (Country) July 2: Tommy Thomsen (Western Swing) July 9: Johnny Rawls (Soulful...
Read MoreMartorana Family Winery: My Dry Creek Adventure
I head out West Dry Creek at the very end of January 2013 to visit Martorana Family Winery; I want to learn more about their plans for offering picnics by their bocce court near the Dry Creek with cool baskets and blankets, paired up with delicious Martorana wines. And don’t forget Gio’s olive oil- I love it and the sweet ceramic bottle it comes in….have it right on my kitchen counter as we speak…. Click here for more Martorana information and to make a reservation to taste. Martorana Family Winery 707-433-1909 5956 West Dry Creek Road Healdsburg , CA 95448 Visit Our Website Reserve a beautiful picnic basket for two, filled with sandwiches, salad, olives, dessert, a chilled bottle of water, a delicious...
Read MoreMadrona Manor Gatsby Garden Party
Visiting fabulous Madrona Manor, Wine Country Inn & Restaurant, just one mile off the Healdsburg Plaza, feels like a step back into the days described by F. Scott Fitzgerald in his THE GREAT GATSBY; filmed years back with Robert Redford as Jay Gatsby, the Don Draper of his day, it is now coming again soon by Baz Luhrmann, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the enigmatic self-made and self-destroyed man, in a large, bright “Moulin Rouge”/”Australia” style. Playing Daisy Buchanan is like playing Betty Draper…you just gotta look good…. I and my Plus One (daughter) are at the Madrona Manor Garden Party celebrating all things Gatsby. Food and drink are inspired by the novel (Mint Juleps and Gin Rickeys) and ditto...
Read MoreColagrossi Wines
Small, personal, careful, hand-crafted, food-friendly, exquisite wine production- in a Santa Rosa hip urban garagiste setting- Rhones and more; welcome to Colagrossi Wines! 650 delicious cases annually: Grenache Blanc, Viognier, Cabernet Franc & more. Salute! Craig Colagrossi I stop on in January on a cold, clear late afternoon, and Craig is working away at his labor of love, his wines. He is newly setting up for visitors in his shared digs in Santa Rosa. His enthusiasm is palpable and contagious, as he shows me different tanks and barrels, expertly and gracefully climbing up and over barrels to thieve me special tastes, ditto tank samples, describing intricately and passionately just how the fruit was sourced, how it was crushed, what sort of...
Read MorePartake by K-J
Partake by K-J is here! Let’s start with a wee bit of a dictionary visit- as do they, on the wall, where you enter: Definition of PARTAKE intransitive verb 1. to take part in or experience something along with others. 2. to have a portion (as of food or drink) 3. to possess or share a certain nature or attribute-as in: “The experience partakes of a mystical, special quality.” And so it does…. Click here for pronunciation and complete definitive stuff. The Approach. The Gallery. My Gallery: Visiting on a very hot, muggy, slightly overcast spring day, I am amazed at the cool, crisp, comfortable oasis of the interior space: Kendall-Jackson is all about taste – with the quality wines, sensory...
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