Posts by jmberry
The Pocket Watch – Winter 2010
Key New Positions Announced
This January we gave our members the opportunity to taste every vintage of Cabernet Sauvignon since our debut wine in 2009. These wines all had garnered great praise, receiving 90-point…
Read MoreChicken and Mushroom Julienne
Ingredients: 1 cooked chicken breast shredded 4 oz. mushrooms, sliced 1 large onion 8 oz. shredded mozzarella (or melting cheese) Olive oil Salt Pepper 1 Tbsp. flour 1 Tbsp. butter…
Read MoreCabernet Sauvignon awarded the Double-Gold Medal
We learned today that our 2012 Founder’s Collection Livermore Valley Cabernet Sauvignon has been awarded the Double-Gold Medal at the 2015 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. This year’s event was…
Read MoreChristening Our New Bottling Line
Occasio is a small winery by any measure. Our annual case production rarely exceeds 1000 cases, and many of our small lot wines are bottled with fewer than 50 cases.…
Read MoreMrs. Haney’s Sweet Potato Casserole
A Thanksgiving Tradition in the Kinney household.
Read MoreThanksgiving Pairing – Three Perfect Essentials
This time of year I receive many inquiries on choosing the best wines for the Thanksgiving meal. Without knowing the menu or personal wine preferences, my advice is to rely on the three essentials: acidity, sweetness, and tannins – the secret of the sommeliers.
Read MoreThe Next Chapter – Searching for a Sense of Place
As a scientist, I always followed a ten-year rule: the first five years on a new project were spent getting into the game; the second five were devoted to making a…
Read MoreDefining our Future with an Eye to the Past
After more than 30 years of making wine, movie director Francis Ford Coppola is dissatisfied. He feels that something is missing in his highly regarded California-styled wines, “that somehow we…
Read MoreOccasio Winery and the Legacy of Gypsy Jazz (SOLD OUT)
So, what happens when Louis Armstrong collides with a youthful, French Romany guitarist in the 1930s? Gypsy Jazz (Hot Jazz) is born, and the name Django Reinhardt was forever to…
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