Monthly Archives: July 2009
Stumptown and Hippie City, Part 3
After days of feasting and wine tasting, our souls needed replenishing. On our second day in Eugene, or Hippie City as I like to call it, we decided to head into the majestic Cascade Mountains east of Eugene to pristine … Continue reading
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Stumptown and Hippie City, Part 2
On our second day in Portland we met up with some friends for lunch in the suburb of Hillsboro and reminisced about our days when all of us lived out on the coast in Astoria. Hillsboro is located near the … Continue reading
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Stumptown and Hippie City, Part 1
The team was in Oregon for a couple of days as part of a quick trip through my old stomping grounds in the Beaver State. We had hoped to get a respite from the heat of a California summer but … Continue reading
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The Uncorked Life has moved
We’ve had some big developments in the past few weeks; The Uncorked Life is moving. If you’re a friend of the blog, I’m sure you’ve gathered that the team spends some time in Lodi and some time in Napa. Two … Continue reading
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The shipping rules
Last week I wrote an article about the difficulties small, independent wineries face in pursing the opportunities in direct to consumer sales. It’s an interesting time because with social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook and others it’s easier than ever … Continue reading
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Big bottles
Lodi recently hosted a bike race in which the winners were awarded six liter bottles of wine. I was chatting with our sports reporter about the event and she mentioned how she had never seen bottles so big. I told … Continue reading
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Doughnuts and … liquor?
I never thought about mixing myself up a stiff cocktail and sitting down to a nice plate of doughnuts. Not even a breakfast eye opener like a Bloody Mary or Screwdriver sound remotely appealing paired with a doughnut. But in … Continue reading
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Golf and Snowshoe
As I drove up into the Sierra Nevada foothills on Highway 4, passing logging trucks left a perfume of fresh cut wood as they roared by me in the opposite lane. I had the day off from work in light … Continue reading
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