Archive for September 2015
The Pocket Watch – Fall 2015
In this issue
New Releases
2014 Founder’s Sauvignon Blanc
2012 Founder’s Merlot
2012 Heritage Cabernet Sauvignon
Featured Recipe
Western Style Range-Fed Bone-In Rib Eye
Range Fed Bone-In Rib Eye – Western Style
I paid a visit to the new Whole Foods Market nearby. The meat counter is filled with grass fed beef, believed to be better both for you and the environment than the grain fattened meats found at most stores. Growing up, the only meat I knew was grass (or range) fed. Prepared properly, the meat…
Read MoreA Look Back at Vintage 2012
An opinion commonly held by wine writers is that vintage doesn’t matter in California. This may be true for mass-produced wines, but vintage has always mattered to the small producer. Take 2008, the year when fire smoke impacted wine production in the Russian River, or the cool rainy weather in 2010 and 2011, years written…
Read MoreHarvest 2015 – The Cycle Continues
Occasio’s harvest season began in the early morning hours of August 18, the earliest in our six years of crafting wine. On that morning, our team handpicked a scant half-ton of Pinot Noir for what will become our Founder’s Rosé. Still cold in the dawn’s first light, we raised champagne-filled glasses to the sky to toast…
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