Archive for August, 2007
Thursday, August 30th, 2007
Mama
My Dad and Mama came over yesterday. No, Mama is not my Mom. In my language (Maharati), Mama means your mother’s brother. Maharati, like other Indian languages, is very specific when it comes to familial relations. For example, Kaka would be your father’s brother. This way, when you refer to your uncle as Mama or […]
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Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
Old Friends
Saturday night, my wife and I had a few friends over for dinner. I graduated college with these guys almost 20 years ago and I don’t get to see them as often as I like (I’m the only one with significant hair loss… bastards).
For starters, I opened a Cremant D’Alsace from Albert Mann. This is […]
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
Billo - Our Winemaker
My brother Billo is coming to visit us in NJ. He will be arriving early Friday and staying for about a week. He’s coming to spend time with family and also to go over winery-related stuff.
He just finished his first year at UC Davis where he is enrolled in the Masters program for Viticulture and […]
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Saturday, August 25th, 2007
Dominus from Mag
Last night, we had a fun evening at a friend’s house. He cranked open a mag of Dominus 1992. He had just noticed it starting to leak and thought it was best to open it up. It was a nice wine but I wasn’t too impressed by it. It seemed a bit disjointed at first […]
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Monday, August 20th, 2007
Used Barrels
I spoke to Chris Dowsett today. Chris is the winemaker at Artifex. Our 22 used barrels from Pepper Bridge and our 14 2-barrel standard racks have arrived. Chris and his team have the racks and barrels setup and are taking good care of things. The new barrels from Demptos and Sequin Moreau will arrive in […]
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Wednesday, August 8th, 2007
Demptos and Sequin Moreau and racks
Billo ordered new barrels – 3 from Demptos and 3 from Sequin Moreau. Man, new French barrels are expensive.From Sequin Moreau, we are getting 3 of the Selection Rouge Bordeaux Export barrels in medium + toast with toasted heads. The wood, primarily from Troncais and Alliers, is aged in France but coopered in Napa.
From Demptos, […]
