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The Vine in Winter

Friday, January 29, 2010

After harvest in the autumn, the leaves eventually fall from the vine (thus the other name for the season!).  Once the leaves are gone, the vines will sleep for about four months until they re-awaken in spring.  Remember, the vine never sleeps during the growing season, working literally non-stop for up to eight months. 
During their [...]

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Thinking Out Loud…Inducement?

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

The sign at the gas station reads “Would you like a carwash?  If yes, pay 15 cents less per gallon and the carwash is just $5.” 
Sounds reasonable enough — the gas station is going to give me a discount on my gas provided I also spend money with them at  the carwash.  Happens every day [...]

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Humanitas New Year Haiku

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

One of my New Year’s resolutions is to get back into blogging.  I took several months off to focus on other areas of the Humanitas business (which will become fodder for some of the future posts!), but now feel compelled to spread the good word of Humanitas Wines once again…and with passion!  So many wonderful [...]

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Overheard in Wine Country…”Catch 20-20″

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

I’m reading (correction:  listening to) Joseph Heller’s ‘Catch-22′ and really enjoying it.  I read it so many years ago and have forgotten so much — and listening to it vs reading it really provides a different experience. 
While listening the other day, I wandered off in my mind to something I ’overheard in wine country’ while attending a [...]

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Thinking Out Loud…Tax the Wine, Feed the War!

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

“Wine Tax!”
I’m just thinking out loud here, and I apologize for the sensationalized headline, but I do have a point of view on this subject.  With the economy in ruins, the government has taken on the role of bailing out companies & individuals to jump start the economy.  The current tactic is to feed revenues [...]

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Wine Circles…My Life in a Nutshell

Friday, March 20, 2009

I was reflecting on the beverages that rule my world the other day & wondered if this summation of my life in a Venn Diagram compares to anyone else out there:

A creature of habit, I’m amazed at the predictability of what I consume liquid-wise.  I’m up at dawn brewing up a pot of Peet’s.  After 3 [...]

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Rocky Mountain High

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Last week I had the priviledge of spending a few days on the road selling Humanitas in Colorado.  I’m a native of California and am pretty sure I couldn’t live much farther from a beach than about an hour, but if I had to move anywhere without a coast, it would be Colorado.  The place [...]

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Thinking Out Loud…Wine, The Social Lubricant Can Change the World!

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

The more I think about it, the more I believe that wine, the ultimate social lubricant, can change the world.  I believe it so much I created Humanitas Winery for that very purpose.  What I mean by this is that the power of wine brings people together in a such a positive way that it [...]

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Thinking Out Loud…Love the Wine You’re With!

Thursday, March 5, 2009

We all every once in a while fall into the ‘the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence’ syndrome.  I’m not immune to this at all.  In fact, just the other day I fell into a funk — the economy, the environment, my 401K performance (!) — which automatically led to [...]

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Inspired by…Cope Family Center in Napa!

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

At the heart of Humanitas Winery is a dedication to making honorable wines (let’s hope all wineries have that mission!) and to helping those less fortunate.  We care, as the North Bay Bohemian so succinctly put it,  ”…not only where the grapes come from, but where they go” — meaning we clearly care about the quality in the bottle — but also [...]

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