Author Archives: matt

A visit to Porter Creek Vineyards

Posted on October 26, 2010 by matt

We went to the Porter Creek vineyards last Thursday. They are located a little North of Santa Rosa in Sonoma County. We wanted to catch the picking of their last grapes so we got up early and arrived at the … Continue reading →

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Natural Wine at Palate Press

Posted on October 21, 2010 by matt

Remy Charest’s latest article on palate press was quite interesting to us as it brings together a lot of the sources we’ve been reading in recent weeks. Among many other things, Remy talks about the different definitions of natural wine. … Continue reading →

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A visit to Black Sears

Posted on October 20, 2010 by matt

We paid a visit to Ashley and Chris last Wednesday. They are both taking care of the Black Sears vineyard and winery on top of Howell Mountain at the northern tip of Napa Valley. They made us feel very welcome … Continue reading →

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Wine Labels

Posted on October 17, 2010 by matt

It’s hard for me not to agree with this article about labels on wine bottles. Transparency is a good thing. If consumers knew what goes into most of the bottles they buy, they might opt for more natural wine.

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The Battle for Wine and Love

Posted on October 17, 2010 by matt

I finished reading The Battle for Wine and Love by Alice Feiring today. This book is a must-read on the topic of natural wine and although I ended up learning a lot more about Alice than I intended to, I … Continue reading →

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Hardware Trouble

Posted on October 14, 2010 by matt

We spent a fair share of the last couple of days trying to sort out the hardware we are going to need to shoot the documentary. In the end, we settled on the Canon Rebel T2i as the main video … Continue reading →

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