tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1293958 2008-06-18T22:24:26-07:00 The Experiences of an Old Limo Driver doing Napa Valley Tours TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-51553446 2008-06-18T22:24:26-07:00 2008-06-18T22:24:26-07:00

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Mark on May 24th. He had just completed a wine tour when he suffered a heart attack at 5:30 PM. Paramedics arrived at the scene within two minutes and...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Winery_times/~4/jJEHY_8WIWc" height="1" width="1"/>

Mark Marino http://www.californiawinelimo.com/winery_times/2008/06/very-sad-news.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-50285604 2008-05-22T16:38:57-07:00 2008-05-22T16:38:57-07:00

As most my readers know I also have a wine list. It is now approaching 1000 wineries Napa and Sonoma Counties only. I have come up with a plan to incorporate the wine list into a web site which will...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Winery_times/~4/pgbtsGwMS-w" height="1" width="1"/>

Mark Marino http://www.californiawinelimo.com/winery_times/2008/05/my-wine-list-wi.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-50123150 2008-05-19T22:58:44-07:00 2008-05-19T22:58:44-07:00

I have many repeat customers one of the best I will call Ms Yo as she may not want her real name used here. I get many women coming here for a girls day off, leave the husbands, leave the...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Winery_times/~4/sV0TMtR5QpI" height="1" width="1"/>

Mark Marino http://www.californiawinelimo.com/winery_times/2008/05/repeat-business.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-49818600 2008-05-13T12:43:51-07:00 2008-05-13T12:43:51-07:00

This is the first time I have had two days off in a row in a couple of months! I am cleaning up my backed up mail and discovered a bunch of new releases have occurred as of late. So...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Winery_times/~4/SkPbR3IsnFk" height="1" width="1"/>

Mark Marino http://www.californiawinelimo.com/winery_times/2008/05/new-releases.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-49780806 2008-05-12T22:22:16-07:00 2008-05-12T22:22:16-07:00

I have done so many wine tours this month I have not had a chance to write much about them! Some of the new spots I visited are Terra Valentine, Valentine because the owner was born on Valentine's Day the...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Winery_times/~4/3cQncaBJXlM" height="1" width="1"/>

Mark Marino http://www.californiawinelimo.com/winery_times/2008/05/wow-too-many-wi.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-49511930 2008-05-07T00:48:33-07:00 2008-05-07T00:48:33-07:00

I am sorry for the glitch to viewing this blog! I had a bad link in the sidebar which messed up loading the site! We are now back up and viewing on all browsers. I have a couple of things...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Winery_times/~4/54IJp5saaWs" height="1" width="1"/>

Mark Marino http://www.californiawinelimo.com/winery_times/2008/05/please-forgive.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-49096766 2008-04-27T17:56:58-07:00 2008-04-27T17:56:58-07:00

There is a winery north of Calistoga once known as one of the Big Three Jacob Wineries at the end of the nineteenth century. There was Jacob Beringer, Jacob Schram, and Jacob Grimm. Jacob Grimm and his brother had the...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Winery_times/~4/v5DdZcdnQBo" height="1" width="1"/>

Mark Marino http://www.californiawinelimo.com/winery_times/2008/04/story-book-moun.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-48547984 2008-04-16T11:01:00-07:00 2008-04-16T11:01:00-07:00

The week Jaime Davies died another great Icon of the Napa Valley passed away, Sir Peter Newton. I was up at this winery with the controller for Moet Hennessey this last Saturday, M-H now owns the winery. But... let me...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Winery_times/~4/ojuGOAkGjdw" height="1" width="1"/>

Mark Marino http://www.californiawinelimo.com/winery_times/2008/04/newton-winery.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-48415132 2008-04-14T08:40:47-07:00 2008-04-14T08:40:47-07:00

The pre-release sale Ghost Block 2005 began to ship this week for those that ordered before April 10! Then the formal release will be at the Toast of Oakville on April 28 and shipping will start again on May 1....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Winery_times/~4/cKB8GTl_QjU" height="1" width="1"/>

Mark Marino http://www.californiawinelimo.com/winery_times/2008/04/2005-ghost-bloc.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-48102950 2008-04-07T09:11:34-07:00 2008-04-07T09:11:34-07:00

I did a tour that was after my own heart this week. Starting out in Napa we headed first to Howell Mountain and the place I recently wrote about, Ladera Vineyards. The building above was constructed about 1882 but has...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Winery_times/~4/7NzhzYrRYu4" height="1" width="1"/>

Mark Marino http://www.californiawinelimo.com/winery_times/2008/04/in-search-of-hi.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-47715632 2008-03-29T22:45:32-07:00 2008-03-29T22:45:32-07:00

Well it seems that there are many bloggers out there that are upset about these wine blog awards. I am surprised that so many are so competitive about these awards that Tom made up to give some credit to those...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Winery_times/~4/jjXvpjUO6wo" height="1" width="1"/>

Mark Marino http://www.californiawinelimo.com/winery_times/2008/03/wine-blog-award.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-47641698 2008-03-27T21:51:28-07:00 2008-03-27T21:51:28-07:00

I have been writing on the tours and the company, now I need to catch up on releases! Black Cat has released their 2005 Syrah only 150 cases made $42 a bottle 10% discount on cases. Tracey Reichow is the...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Winery_times/~4/HGjsCyO6Rvs" height="1" width="1"/>

Mark Marino http://www.californiawinelimo.com/winery_times/2008/03/new-releases.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-47596856 2008-03-26T23:29:41-07:00 2008-03-26T23:29:41-07:00

The Napa Valley has developed into the premiere wine region in the US in the last forty years. Beginning with the break up of Inglenook in 1965 things started changing. Robert Mondavi opened his winery and one after anotherothers followed...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Winery_times/~4/7v3rbwpeOlo" height="1" width="1"/>

Mark Marino http://www.californiawinelimo.com/winery_times/2008/03/our-mission.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-47323984 2008-03-20T16:23:35-07:00 2008-03-20T16:23:35-07:00

Well it has taken me another week to manage write of one week of tours, to add the last day, day five! I just got back from the Limo show in Vegas and have a day off today. I picked...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Winery_times/~4/pyv_gQvpcK8" height="1" width="1"/>

Mark Marino http://www.californiawinelimo.com/winery_times/2008/03/what-a-week-d-2.html