“A typical day.” Marcel Hugg Rose’ of Pinot Noir 2017
There’s no such thing as a typical day anymore. “Typical” has lost all meaning and our days, in turn, are whatever they shape up to be, whatever we manage to […]
Author Archives: Mark & Sonja Gudgel
“Spider dreams.” Domaine San Peyre 2017
This week, in the master’s class I’m teaching, I showed the brilliant 2006 TED Talk from Sir Ken Robinson, entitled “Are schools killing creativity?”. In his talk, Ken tells a […]
“It’s a tough job but somebody has to do it.” Meadowcroft Mt. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Cooked [Kooked] (verb, past tense): To prepare (food) by the use of heat, as in baking, boiling, or roasting. To subject to the application of heat. Slang. To ruin or […]
“What pairs with port?” Prager Aria White Port
“You should really drink that,” Peter Prager told me last week, standing in his tasting room. The intimate space tucked just around the corner behind the Sutter Home tasting room […]
“Eponymous” Titus Vineyards & a Father’s Day Follow-Up
My run yesterday was ugly, and that’s an understatement. Sonja had errands to run, so I took both kids on my jog in the BOB, a stroller designed for off-roading, […]
“My Father’s Day Indulgences” Alpha Omega II Chardonnay 2015
Yesterday morning, I woke up in a guest house overlooking the Vacas, sat on the front porch, and enjoyed a cup of coffee: Twelve hours later, I had returned to […]
Leaving Wine Country
Yesterday was spent bouncing from place to place to place, and revisiting a lot of memories. I went to Alpha Omega, where I first met my friend Jean, and to […]
“Taking the Long View”
“Since you’re here, maybe you can help me out,” said my host, and without further explanation lead me down the steps from his office and around the corner to his […]
“Trying new things”
I met Mike Farmer a few years ago at the recommendation of another wine writing friend. I had asked this friend, challenged her rather, to point me to a truly […]
“Catching Up”
A statue outside of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, founded by Warren Winiarski, whose 1973 Stag’s Leap S.L.V. Cabernet Sauvignon won the 1976 Judgement of Paris. In the background above the […]
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