Full length interview with Joe Healy of Bella Vineyard & Caves

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Joe Healy is the winemaker at Bella Vineyard & Wine Caves in Healdsburg, California. We interviewed Joe at Bella’s wine cave in February of 2011 long before the spring rains came to visit.

Drinks with Jessica, July 2011: Wine Residue

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This month Jessica Bell talks about that strange substance that sometimes occurs at the bottom of your glass of red wine called residue. Learn more about Jessica and the Midwest Wine School at http://www.midwestwineschool.com/

Auction Napa Valley 2011 slide show

Check out photos from Auction Napa Valley 2011 by Life Between the Vines. Cheers!

Auction Napa Valley Part Two Podcast #35

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Part Two of Auction Napa Valley 2011. Recorded at Meadowood Country Club on June 4th, the main auction features interviews with winemakers, owners, auction participants, chefs and more. Check out our Facebook page for photos from the event. The list of interviews in order of appearance goes as follows:

1-Tim Mondavi/Continuum
2-Marcia Mondavi/Continuum
3-Garen Staglin/Staglin Family Estate
4-Bob Levy/Bond Estate
5-Westley Steffens/Vineyard 7 & 8
6-Paul Asmuth/Napa Valley Reserve
7-Michelle Fields/Alpha Omega
8-Shilah Salmon/Robert Mondavi Winery
9-Brenda Mixson & Tom Thornton/The Grade Cellars
10-Cindy Pawlcyn/Chef (Mustards, Go Fish)
11-Bret Anderson/The Robb Report
12-Jeff Blaum/Chase Cellars
13-Koerner Rombauer announcement
14-Bruce Cakebread/Cakebread Cellars
15-Tor Kenward/TOR Wines
16-Elizabeth Marston/Marston Family Vineyard
17-Sam Baxter/Terra Valentine
18-Susan Sabin/Sabina Vineyards
19-Michael Chiarello/Chef

Barrel Auction June, 2011 Slideshow

Photos from the Auction Napa Valley Barrel Auction at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone June 3rd, 20112.