Dear Friends, It is Mother’s Day! I am going to keep this short and sweet today as I imagine most of you are celebrating with family. I am in Oregon and sad to not be with my kids. I did get to see them both a couple of weeks ago which was great! Being a…
Dear Friends, As we navigate through this current time, hopefully we are finding silver linings. They help to bring us hope and to find good during difficult times. Hopefully you are already finding some. I know i am! For those of you that don’t know Pascal, I want to introduce you to a silver lining from…
Join us for an unforgettable virtual wine experience, chat with Pascal in France, and cook Chef Norma’s roasted pork tenderloin!
Dear Friends, I hope this finds you safe, healthy and hopeful! In last week’s email, you were introduced to Papa Riesling, Don Byard. This week, you get to hear from him (above) and learn about one of our favorite wines from the Estate. And at the end, I have a challenge for you! Enjoy! The…
I arrived at his house in McMinnville around 10pm. It was filled with people, the vast majority of which I did not know. Overwhelmed and anxious, I looked for, and finally found, Pascal and his mom, Bozena.
Dear friends near and far, It is so unsettling the pace at which our world is changing. Just over a week ago, I was preparing for a 10 day trip to 4 cities – all were cancelled as well as all events and trips through the end of June at this point. It’s hard for…
Dear Friends, Happy Halloween! I have so many memories with the kids on this day. I still remind my daughter when she was two years old and dressed up as Snow White. She convinced me to dress up as Grumpy in the full Disney suit. She clearly had me (well, still does) wrapped around her finger!…
Dear Friends, I hope you had a restful and safe 4th of July. It was nice and quiet here with just my husband and kids. I actually took the day off work which was nice! Back at it now. I have a powerful story to share with you. I hope you enjoy! Our Role To…
Dear Friends, I hope this finds you safe and healthy. Some of you may be in states where reopening has begun. I hope this is going well. Happy Mother’s Day I am very blessed to be a mother of two wonderful children, Emily, 22 and Ryan,18. And I am not being boastful by saying “blessed”.…
Dear Friends, I hope this finds you safe and healthy. Always looking for the good news, we were honored this week to announce that we were named, for the second year, one of the Top 100 Wineries in the World by Wine and Spirits Magazine. Wine & Spirits is the only major wine periodical without…
Confusion, emotion, disbelief, and panic set in. I was in California. I needed to get to Oregon. The next hours, days and weeks that went by were blurry to say the least.
Dear Friends, I hope this finds you all healthy and safe! I had a lot of travel time this week between driving to California and flying to Denver. I thought I would share with you what has been on my mind. Happy Sunday! THE EVER SHIFTING HORIZON In the past few years (hard to believe…