Harvest Live!

Now in it’s 4th year Harvest Live has grown to even more exciting heights!

What is Harvest Live?  It is this wacky idea, from Christophe Smith, of getting lots of tech gear and beaming WiFi into the vineyards in Napa Valley.  You then take a few guys, some mics, and a video camera [...]

As our first real rain approaches (we had a minor rain last weekend 9/25), the annual valley pandemonium rears it head as does the harvest of another vintage.

2011 – a third year in a row where we have had a steady cool summer.  Only 2-3 heat spikes, and otherwise moderate temperatures which is great for [...]

There has been a lot of talk about what to expect and recommended points of action for attending the wine bloggers conference.   That said, I will give you a pre-cursor of what to expect based on today and my past 2 years at WBC.

Day #1 of the PreConference was hosted by www.VisitLoudon.org (DC’s wine country),  [...]

Andrew Geoffrey Vineyards is situated atop Diamond Mountain AVA in  Calistoga CA, one of the northern most areas in Napa Valley.  I owe a special thanks to Amanda from The Traveling Grape (link)  for connecting me with Peter from Andrew Geoffrey Vineyards (AGV).   AGV is a boutique wine producer [...]

A vlog that preaches “Everything Behind The Bottle” should probably geek out and show some of the tools of the trade, right?

Pict from unified grape growers conference 2010

Wine Bottling Machine

Well here are some odds and ends that I have come across in the past months.  All of these are interesting to [...]

Yep, you probably have had wine from Lodi CA, whether you are aware of this or not.  Lodi is a region that is best known for providing “tons” of grapes for economically priced wines.    Is Lodi new to you?  If you are a Zin drinker you have most definitely heard of Lodi, their signature grape? [...]

We’re pleased to announce that the official #PinotNoir meet up for Napa & Sonoma will be held at:

Anaba Winery on 7/15/10 at 5PM until 7PM.

Anaba Winery is a Rhone & Burgundy influenced Carneros winery.  Their estate vineyards emphasize the climatic and fertile fortune of Carneros [...]

Pinot Noir…

Take away 3 things from this post:

There is a public tasting of Pinot Noir 7/15/2010 AT ANABA WINERY (link).  You will get to vote for your favorite Pinot Noir by Appellation via Twiiter (more here).  We are hosting a tasting for Sonoma and Napa, likely to be in Carneros.
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It’s half-time at the #WBC10.

Pre-Conference Lunch and Tour of DuBrul Vyd Yakima

We have seen it all and are leaving a mark on Walla Walla.  I know everyone has been really enjoying the time, people, conversation, and the wines.  The lead-off on Friday was great!  Steve Heimoff gave a very warm intro and summed [...]

What will you learn from #WBC10?

Man!!!  I can not tell you how much of a tizzy I am in, in anticipation of WBC10.  Sadly to say, this “family re-union” of bloggers, tweeters, sippers, guzzlers, and tweakers , is probably more exciting than perhaps a real family reunion.  Maybe that’s cause I’ll be in the company [...]

Finding Your Inner Maverick

In following up from my last post about the Wine Bloggers Conference Break Out Sessions.  I am making my notes and presentation an active blog that I will keep updating until it becomes my presentation for the WBC10, in 9 days.

As you may recall,  I was asked to be a [...]

In following up from our Prelude Posting to the Napa River Terroir Project, we have since taken 2 different trips down the river and found a nifty app & website to document these trips.  We used EveryTrail.com to track us in real-time and record our journey, it even [...]

I am SUPER excited to announce that VineyardVlog’s own, Andrew Lazorchak, will be a panelist at the Wine Bloggers Conference 2010 in Walla Walla Washington.

In the trenches

We are still 11 months young, but our enthusiasm, engagement, and larger commitment to the wine trade has been noticed, and we are honored.  Truly, we could not [...]

I, Andrew Lazorchak, had posted about wanting to team up with a Really Good Winery in late March 2010.  Vineyard Vlog quickly had some interested parties and after shaking out a few options, we decided to spend time with Round Pond Vineyards.  And here is why and where we are at:

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I, Andrew Lazorchak, have been clamoring about the Napa river since I first came to Napa a few years back.  I was always dumbfounded reading about the Napa River, which told me that it is a “Climate Moderator”.  What is one to think when they only see the river in the dry months of the  [...]

Happy Spring!

Our many thanks to our loyal fans and subscribers.  Please spread the word as grape season is in bloom, and Vineyard Vlog is excited to get back in the trenches.

That being said we have a soft pitch as we are looking for the right vineyard to partner up with for 2010, that [...]

This post for Vineyard Vlog is an anomaly, as there is no video and only 1 picture from the actual event, which I did not take.   My attendance of this event is all due to  Margie Tosch of The Wine & Hospitaily Network who I thank, as we won these tickets from [...]

On this adventure of Vineyard Vlog, Seth Johnson & Andrew Lazorchak, we’ll take you through a myriad of delicious creations by Matt Trevisan, owner/winemaker at Linne Calodo, a boutique winery that creates some of Paso Robles tastiest gems.

It was a beautiful late summer day as we drove into Paso Robles, [...]

It’s not every day you get to meet your sports hero or see a movie star, and despite all of Randall Grahm’s down to earth attitude and casual approachability – he is one of those inspiring people that I look up to with high regards.

In case you don’t know Randall Grahm, he [...]

Boeschen Vineyards is an estate vineyard and winery on the east side of the Napa Valley floor in St Helena.   I happened to meet Shawn a co-owner and a great guy at Cheers St Helena.  He invited me up to the winery and I finally had the chance to visit right at the end of [...]