Tractors & Machines of The Vineyard – Viticulture

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 [...]

Lodi California – You Probably have had wine from here…

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? [...]

#PinotNoir Carneros Meet & Tweet

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 [...]

More Barnyard Fun with: Pinot Noir “An opportunity for unity”

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.

#WBC10 – Top Gun Blogging Panel

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 [...]

Zeitgesist & T.G.B. – 4 days to #WBC10

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 [...]

Top Gun Blogging Notes #1 – WBC10 Break Out Session

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 [...]

Napa River Terroir Project – River Trip Part I & II

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 [...]

VineyardVlog + Wine Bloggers Conference 2010

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 [...]

Round Pond – a special visit – Bud Break

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: