Piña Napa Valley

Blog about growing up in the Napa Valley, the wine industry in general and the Piña family in particular.

Friday, August 26, 2011

Dropping fruit on the ground... Intentionally!

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There is an activity underway around the valley that I find mildly disturbing. Workers are cutting grape clusters off the vines and dropping...
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Thursday, August 25, 2011

What did we do to deserve dogs?

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  Hawkeye lays by the casket during the funeral of his owner, Navy SEAL Jon Tumilson, on August 19. For those of you that haven't read ...
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Monday, August 22, 2011

Winery Dog Yogi, Part 4 – Yogi's window on the world at the beach

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Yogi makes another friend! In an earlier post, I mentioned that Yogi was included in an Orvis video with his head sticking out the hole tha...
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Thursday, June 16, 2011

The Setting Moon over the Mayacamas Mountains

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Moon over Mayacamas Photo courtesy of Joe Bauer I was on my way to work at 5:44 this morning when my cell phone rang.  I noted that the inc...
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Bottling Day at Piña Napa Valley

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June 9th was bottling day at Piña Napa Valley.  Since we're not big enough to justify having our own bottling line, the bottling line c...
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Celebrity Winery Visitors: J.J. Putz & Mr. Incredible

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One of the cooler things about being involved with a winery is that occasionally, you get to meet celebrities.  Yesterday we got to meet 2 c...
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Saturday, May 7, 2011

Mother's Day

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My goal was to finish this deck by Mother's Day And, I made it - Here's remembering you, Mom!    From the deck you can see open fie...
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Rutherford Passport Weekend - May 7th & 8th

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May 7th & 8th is the Rutherford Passport weekend, and we are participating.  Rutherford Appellation Wineries The Rutherford Passport We...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Big Steaks & Big Cabs

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Every year we donate an auction item to the Taste of Howell Mountain fundraiser. This is what the promotional ad for the event looked like f...
Tuesday, April 19, 2011

The Cork Board: 2008 Buckeye, Howell Mountain Cab Release Day

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On Saturday, April 9th, we released our 2008 Buckeye Vineyard, Howell Mountain Cab. It was very well attended and I've been meaning to w...
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