Archive for June, 2009
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Buying Wine and Measuring Time (with apologies to my wife)
A few weeks ago I was browsing in a wine store – surprising, I know. A new employee was stocking the shelves and asked me if I needed any help (I visit this store often so I know when an employee is new).
Though I didn’t need any help, I said something like “sure” by which […]
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Rasa Vineyards First Mailer
I sent out our first mailer today. The online ordering is working – http://rasavineyards.com/order_form.
Here’s the text of the mailer:
Dear Friends,Welcome to our first mailer and inaugural release. Thank you for all your support.
The last two years have been very exciting. With two vintages under our belt and preparations for 2009 already under way, we are […]
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Sunday, June 14th, 2009
Another Dinner at Kenny’s
What would a trip to Walla Walla be without having dinner at Kenny Hart’s place? I plan on never finding out.
My last night in Walla Walla found us at Kenny’s having another great dinner and a lot of laughs. The fresh morels, 3-cheese ravioli, and pork tenderloin in a tarragon cream sauce was simply delectable. […]
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Saturday, June 13th, 2009
Dinner at Creektown Café
Creektown Café is one of my favorite restaurants in Walla Walla. On my recent trip to Walla Walla, we met Billo’s friends Jeff and Jeanette for dinner (Jeff will be our Oregon distributor). It seemed like Jeff and Jeanette knew everyone working at Creektown and that made for a fun night. We had a great […]
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Thursday, June 11th, 2009
2008 Rasa Barrel Samples and the 2007 Rasa Reserve
I just came back from another wonderful trip to Walla Walla. My main reason for going to Walla Walla was to attend our first Release Party. The second reason was to taste through our barrel samples.
The 2007 Reserve Syrah is ready to go. It is fantastic. We will try to bottle the Reserve by the […]
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Sunday, June 7th, 2009
Rasa Vineyards 2007 QED Release Party
We had our first release party last night. What a wonderful night. We were fortunate to have a wonderful turnout. The wine was great; the food was great; the people were great.
Thank you to all who were able to attend. It means a lot to us to have your support.
Thank you to Dr. Kevin Pogue […]
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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Morrissey, Domaine Vindemio, and Domaine Larue
Growing up, I was never a huge fan of The Smiths. I liked their music but found Morrissey too self-indulgent. I could take their music only in small doses. But the last few nights found me in my office with a glass of wine, listening to Morrissey (“Call me morbid, call me pale / I’ve […]
