The Rains in Napa

Kiara and I drove to Napa this afternoon to pick up a foiler. A foiler is an expensive piece of machinery (around $1,500) that simply seals the foil around the bottle neck. Considering that each...

Advanced Tasting Panel

Inviting fellow winemakers to taste through one another's wines is a great experience. Having four tongues is better than one. Tom, Bryan, and I got together with our friend, Ken, to taste how the wines...

El Niño Strikes Again

For the past couple of days, California has been pounded by a torrential storm. After a year with virtually no rain, the water tables and vineyard wells have been low. We need the rain; Ray...

2002- Topped off barrels

Tom checked up on my wines today. They only needed minimal topping. In a couple of weeks, when I top off again, I will write detailed tasting notes. I'm looking forward to see how the...

2001- Government Approves my labels; Eno ^TM?

> 2001 Labels Eno's creative efforts have been recognized by the US government agency, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms. We received a fax today with the approval of both my 2001 labels. In the...

What is more important- the vineyard or the winemaker?

Every couple of weeks, a fascinating topic surfaces on the West Coast Wine Network (WCWN) message boards. The WCWN is an active community for wine enthusiasts including posts from several respected winemakers (Mike Officer of...