tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-150458 2013-01-02T22:21:45-08:00 An irrelevant journey into the world of Grapes, Wine Travel and Vino Induced Experiences. TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451af7a69e2017ee6e43cf2970d 2013-01-02T22:21:45-08:00 2013-01-02T22:21:45-08:00 Beavercat Just took a trip from Bay Area to Los Angeles (and back) with my Model S and exclusively used the supercharger stations. Here are my high level comments for those looking for practical feedback (vs. hypothetical location info - which...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=NHbqMJ41u94:3mdyuNb3ONE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=NHbqMJ41u94:3mdyuNb3ONE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=NHbqMJ41u94:3mdyuNb3ONE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451af7a69e2015435eccb0e970c 2011-10-05T19:31:01-07:00 2011-10-05T19:31:01-07:00 Beavercat The news of Apple &amp; Pixar founder Steve Jobs death sent a chill down my spine. The man was innovative by how he changed how we communicate, create and consume media. I grew up on the Apple II, my grandfather...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=wzMmuE2s6CQ:i63o4K8B5a4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=wzMmuE2s6CQ:i63o4K8B5a4:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=wzMmuE2s6CQ:i63o4K8B5a4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451af7a69e20147e322e534970b 2011-03-10T20:33:17-08:00 2011-03-10T20:33:17-08:00 Beavercat I travel a fair amount for my job. While the actual travel part is never enjoyable, the part of being in new places, meeting new people (or old friends you don't see very often) makes it worthwhile. However th part...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=SGtCMd1eocQ:oCr4rosBEdk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=SGtCMd1eocQ:oCr4rosBEdk:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=SGtCMd1eocQ:oCr4rosBEdk:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451af7a69e20148c7799d00970c 2011-01-10T07:36:12-08:00 2011-01-10T07:36:12-08:00 Beavercat I made a simple but delicious guacamole last night for our weekly family dinner. The picture is of the finished product, which was easily the simplest I've made - combing a third of a red onion (finely chopped), 3+ very...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=cHscpf4csP4:JrWusNf_nyE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=cHscpf4csP4:JrWusNf_nyE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=cHscpf4csP4:JrWusNf_nyE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451af7a69e20147e14f6302970b 2011-01-05T20:13:26-08:00 2011-01-05T20:13:26-08:00 Beavercat I've never been somebody who spent much time or energy thinking about my goals for the upcoming year but for some strange reason I feel compelled to do so this year. So here they are, n general I'm just looking...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=GsBILOssoiU:7lIBhfjI1WQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=GsBILOssoiU:7lIBhfjI1WQ:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=GsBILOssoiU:7lIBhfjI1WQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451af7a69e20147e1450b2c970b 2011-01-04T11:46:10-08:00 2011-01-06T13:19:10-08:00 Beavercat B Cellars, located on Silverado Trail in Calistoga, has been making wine since '03 but just opened up this tasting room 10 weeks ago. They are a relatively small producer (3.5k cases a year) that has ambitions to be bigger...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=WzT5u4EM6-Q:bqdc-LhlRX8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=WzT5u4EM6-Q:bqdc-LhlRX8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=WzT5u4EM6-Q:bqdc-LhlRX8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451af7a69e20147e13ffa1f970b 2011-01-03T20:11:55-08:00 2011-01-06T13:24:43-08:00 Beavercat August Briggs winery, located in Calistoga on the Silverado Trail, is a small producer (4kish cases a year) of mostly single vineyard Pinot's, Syrah's &amp; Cabs. They also produce wine for Jeff Gordon on a separate label. The wines are...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=cXXX5JACE2Q:heYGw8GzNn8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=cXXX5JACE2Q:heYGw8GzNn8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=cXXX5JACE2Q:heYGw8GzNn8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451af7a69e20147e13fe7cb970b 2011-01-03T19:59:26-08:00 2011-01-06T13:25:59-08:00 Beavercat Barnett Vineyards, up on Spring Mountain Road (on the edge of Napa &amp; Sonoma counties) is a small producer (4k annual cases) that specializes on mountain Cabernet Sauvignon. Robert Parker put Barnett on the wine industry map with strong scores...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=OgEEsfV6S5A:63BZ-NTUu2w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=OgEEsfV6S5A:63BZ-NTUu2w:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=OgEEsfV6S5A:63BZ-NTUu2w:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451af7a69e20148c74937a6970c 2011-01-03T19:39:03-08:00 2011-01-06T13:27:42-08:00 Beavercat Visited the famous, thanks to Bottleshock and the Judgment in Paris, Chateau Montelena today for a tasting. The grounds are beautiful though with contrasting styles - European castle with Asian lake - the wines are all good on reputation and...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=H7NM4cDZFoY:VJu1xyWuY1g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=H7NM4cDZFoY:VJu1xyWuY1g:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=H7NM4cDZFoY:VJu1xyWuY1g:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451af7a69e20147e13fcaa2970b 2011-01-03T19:38:34-08:00 2011-01-06T13:27:59-08:00 Beavercat An Auberge resort on the Silverado Trail in Calistoga, Ca, Solage Calistoga is a modern contemporary meets urban hip spa resort. Every guest room (nearly all) are their own bungalow's, each room comes with two beach cruiser bikes (to ride...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=ddtFOOSISII:lXc-rbvq1L8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=ddtFOOSISII:lXc-rbvq1L8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?a=ddtFOOSISII:lXc-rbvq1L8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Thewinonet?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> </div>