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The True Value of Social Media In The Wine Industry

The True Value of Social Media In The Wine Industry

Posted on 11. Feb, 2010 by Hardy Wallace.

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In the past few days, there has been a little bit of a online storm surrounding the value of social media in wine (and some beating up of social media in general).  Just another clash of traditional vs social media (or vice versa)–  As a social media guy, I love all media, but I just [...]

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Tacos and Zinfandel: That’s How We Roll

Tacos and Zinfandel: That’s How We Roll

Posted on 04. Jan, 2010 by Hardy Wallace.

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In Healdsburg, we are at no shortage of great tacos spots.  From sit down taquerias to rolling taco trucks, tacos are my go to choice when I want something fresh, quick, and inexpensive.  Pairing wines with tacos can be a little tricky–  Too light, and the spices and sauce overwhelm the wine, too big and [...]

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60 Second Wine Pairing: The Fumé and Boiled Peanuts

60 Second Wine Pairing: The Fumé and Boiled Peanuts

Posted on 26. Dec, 2009 by Hardy Wallace.

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With a few days back in Atlanta for the holidays, I needed to catch up on some true Southern Flavor–  Some may think it is barbecue, others fried chicken, but those can be found everywhere.  One thing that is truly unique to the South– Boiled Peanuts!  The edamame of America!
Though often paired with beer or [...]

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San Francisco: Wine and Cheese Pairing with Tanya Melillo

San Francisco: Wine and Cheese Pairing with Tanya Melillo

Posted on 12. Dec, 2009 by Hardy Wallace.

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Wine and cheese.  Few things sound like a more perfect pairing, but sometimes just grabbing a bunch of wine and cheese just leaves you with that-  a bunch of wine and random cheese.  Great wine and cheese pairing should almost stop you in your tracks- creating flavor combinations that make you go “waka-waka-waka” Fozzie the [...]

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Murphy-Goode Winery Tasting Room Earns LEED Gold Certification!

Murphy-Goode Winery Tasting Room Earns LEED Gold Certification!

Posted on 22. Oct, 2009 by Hardy Wallace.

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Yeeeha!
Murphy-Goode is thrilled to announce that our Healdsburg tasting room has just been awarded LEED Gold Certification from the US Green Building Council!
What does that mean?  That our choices of environmentally sound and local materials, energy efficient design, use or natural light, responsible use of water, electricity, etc. has been declared outstanding by the US [...]

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My Auger Takes All The Grapes to the Yard…

Posted on 19. Sep, 2009 by Hardy Wallace.

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(Here is a more in-depth shot of getting grapes from the trucks to the press.)
Behold the awesome power of our auger!!!!  It moves grapes to the belt, where they are then moved to the press, and squeezed, squoze, squozen, for your future enjoyment.  Our auger doesn’t mess around!

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12 Seconds of Sauvignon Blanc From The Crushpad

12 Seconds of Sauvignon Blanc From The Crushpad

Posted on 18. Sep, 2009 by Hardy Wallace.

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Dave and I had a killer AM shooting some of our 2009 Merlot being picked.  I need a little time to edit that video, but I wanted to give you a quick shot of our Sauvignon Blanc making its way into the press–Oh the humanity!
(More shots and video to come with this as [...]

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Quick Peek– Checking On 2009 Sauvignon Blanc

Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by Hardy Wallace.

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Today was an adventure–  Dave, Fritz , and I started with a 21 mile “shortcut”– A single-lane dirt road that went over the mountains instead of around them.
The road traverses Mendocino and Lake County and marks where the middle of nowhere would declare “the middle of nowhere”.  The few road signs we saw were [...]

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