Archive for the 'Pinot' Category

WinePod Announces the 2008 Harvest Update and Grape Availability

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Ask any winemaker—they’ll tell you that if you are going to make excellent wine, you must start with excellent grapes. That’s why we started very early this year in choosing our 2008 vineyard selections for the grapes we’ll be offering through WinePod.
Contact Johanna Hirt at (408) 722-7313 or johanna.hirt@winepod.net for current pricing on grapes. [...]

The WinePod at Joseph George Wines

Friday, September 12th, 2008

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our Silicon Valley WinePod celebration at Joseph George Wines in San Jose, California. We had a great crowd and enjoyed meeting everyone.
We poured barrel samples from the WinePod and also tasted wines made from the same vineyard sources as ours such as Tandem Pinot Noir and Rombauer Chardonnay.
We [...]

When Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

Yesterday, I found out that we were unable to purchase fruit from a very well known vineyard in Oakville (Napa). That’s unfortunate, because I was very excited about these grapes—it’s the kind of fruit that makes you daydream of friends begging for just one bottle of that fantastic wine you made yourself.
As some of you [...]

Making fine wine with the WinePod personal winery.