Category Archives: Winery Reviews

Merlot Liberation Front Dispatch for 29.01.21

[Copy of a dispatch posted on The San Francisco Chronicle’s Yelp page @11:15am, Friday, January 29, 2021]. Our Demands Are The Following: Esther Mobley and Soleil Ho, the chief wine and food critics for The San Francisco Chronicle, should attend an unspecified number of unofficial yelp.com events in Santa Cruz , California starting in summerContinue reading “Merlot Liberation Front Dispatch for 29.01.21”

“Jammin’ with Jeff Bezos™” – Episode 3: Gabriel-Glas -Austrian Crystal Wine Glass – “StandArt” Edition @2Bears Pop-up Wine Bar.

Unofficial transcript of a conversation between Amazon founder and world’s wealthiest man, Jeff B., and Amazon Associate, Bradley N., food and drink coordinator of @2Bears pop-up wine bar. (Recorded live in San Mateo County, California on December 19, 2020). Jeff: Hi everyone, and welcome to Episode 3 of the new Amazon Studios series, “Jammin’ withContinue reading ““Jammin’ with Jeff Bezos™” – Episode 3: Gabriel-Glas -Austrian Crystal Wine Glass – “StandArt” Edition @2Bears Pop-up Wine Bar.”

“Jammin’ with Jeff Bezos” – Episode 2: Rabbit™ Wine Aerator Shower Funnel with Sediment Strainer at the Redwood Bistro

Unofficial transcript of a conversation between Amazon founder and world’s wealthiest man, Jeff B., and Amazon Associate, Bradley N., at The Redwood Bistro. (Recorded live in San Mateo County, California on December 16, 2020). Jeff: Hi everyone, and welcome to the next episode of the new Amazon Studios documentary series, “Jammin’ with Jeff Bezos.” InContinue reading ““Jammin’ with Jeff Bezos” – Episode 2: Rabbit™ Wine Aerator Shower Funnel with Sediment Strainer at the Redwood Bistro”

Dr. Alexa Will See You Now: Riedel Cabernet Decanter

Unofficial transcript of an experimental talk therapy session between “Dr. Alexa®,” a licensed Amazon Prime customer support specialist, and Bradley N., an actual Amazon Prime customer. [This conversion was recorded live in Redwood City, California]. Dr. Alexa®: Hello there, Bradley N. How are you today? Bradley; Hello, Doctor Alexa®. I am doing well, thank youContinue reading “Dr. Alexa Will See You Now: Riedel Cabernet Decanter”

Is Mendocino Ridge the Next Great Winemaking Frontier? Drew Family Wines Invite You to Discuss, but Quietly.

It is often remarked that listening is a lost art. I disagree. The listeners are out there, but most of them are waiting silently to be found. The trouble nowadays is that such strong and silent types are easily drowned out by today’s over saturated and often shrill media landscape. Including, of course, social mediaContinue reading “Is Mendocino Ridge the Next Great Winemaking Frontier? Drew Family Wines Invite You to Discuss, but Quietly.”

Peak Experiences and Summit Sensations: A Visit to Silver Mountain Vineyards (Santa Cruz Mountains AVA).

What are we trying so desperately to find when we travel somewhere special to taste fine wine? And how can we best describe the more elusive of the sensations we are searching for, above and beyond the momentary pleasures of a mild buzz? I set off recently on a visit to Silver Mountain Vineyards inContinue reading “Peak Experiences and Summit Sensations: A Visit to Silver Mountain Vineyards (Santa Cruz Mountains AVA).”