http://blog.roshambowinery.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:28:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Timothy drinking the first bottle off the line. I really should be better at chronicling my life I mean I sit at a computer most of the day. I guess I think it's pretty much boring and of no interest to anyone. It took Timothy to send me some pictures and ... http://blog.roshambowinery.com/?p=260 7th Annual roshambowinery Rock Paper Scissors Tournament JUNE 6th 2009 High NOON till Done (all day event) At Cornerstone Sonoma aka roshambowinery 23570 Hwy 121. Sonoma CA 95476 (just 30 minutes or so from SF, depending on how heavy your foot is) $1700 Purse +funny money prizes $20 to compete, $10 spectators Get yer tickets right here! http://blog.roshambowinery.com/?p=252 A curious event unfolds today in Santa Rosa. The first ever, "Great West End and Downtown Railroad Square Handcar Regatta and Exposition of Mechanical and Artistic Wonders." Yup! It's a mouthful, but oh FUN! Created by our dear friend, Spring Maxfield (partner-in-crime of famed local artist, Todd Barricklow), the Handcar ... http://blog.roshambowinery.com/?p=251 Dearest Readers, My sincere apologies for the dearth of recent posts. I could list some excuses (Europe, Burning Man Festival, etc.) but I'll keep the little violin in my pocket for now. The truth is, your once-dedicated Roshamblogger will be taking a sabbatical from my post here at the ... http://blog.roshambowinery.com/?p=249 When Naomi named our Roussanne "marry me?" she always hoped to receive a letter like this... Dear Naomi and Roshambo Winery team, I want to thank you for your creative spirit and creating a wine named "marry me?" My boyfriend Patrick and I recently went out to dinner for a lovely evening since ... http://blog.roshambowinery.com/?p=248 Calling all Roshambuddies! If you've checked out our new tasting room (or tried our wines), and consider yourself interweb savvy, we'd love it if you'd share your thoughts with the world on Yelp. Of course, we hope your thoughts tilt towards VERY favorable. Not ... http://blog.roshambowinery.com/?p=245 In today’s Seattle Times, Wine Guy Paul Gregutt poses a mouthful of a question, “What is the foolproof, all-weather, any-food, surefire celebration Fourth of July wine?” His beyond-any-doubt answer? “There is only one possible answer: zinfandel.” The sharp and worthy read goes on to describe a brief history of the ... http://blog.roshambowinery.com/?p=244 As readers of this blog (and Jane Magazine) might know, Scott Keneally (ie. me, your "roshamblogger") is a freelance treatment writer for music videos and commercials. In short, I collaborate with directors and pen two-page storylines that promise things like "Great attention will be paid to hair, makeup, wardrobe ... http://blog.roshambowinery.com/?p=243 The Press Democrat's pop culture wiz, John Beck, stopped by the ranch yesterday to film his (highly entertaining, if not legally insane) 60-Second Weekend Podcast. Far from the bookish character I tend to invoke whenever I imagine a journalist, this man has combustible energy. So much so that ... http://blog.roshambowinery.com/?p=241 "All You Need Is One Hand and a Dream" was the title of yesterday's blog post on Jaunted.com about our forthcoming Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament. The pop culture/travel blog is owned by the internet division of Conde Nast and sees about 550k unique visitors a month. Not to be too ... http://blog.roshambowinery.com/?p=235 Several years ago, a brilliant journalist by the name of Jeff Gordinier filed a feature for DETAILS magazine about young maverick wineries, including Roshambo. Gordinier spent the day with our Wine Hero and deftly captured her in print, describing her as "blessed with the graceful kind of morbidity of a ... http://blog.roshambowinery.com/?p=233 The April issue of the North Bay Biz features an article about "saavy wine companies" that are going online to promote their brands. Click here for the entire story. Or if you want to skip straight to the part about the Roshamblog, I've reprinted it here. (Apparently, the writer ... http://blog.roshambowinery.com/?p=232 In case you missed the big announcement... Rapper 'Lil Jon is throwing his hand into the grape business, launching his very own "upscale" label - Little Jonathan Winery. And whet your whistle because as he told the Associated Press, his wine is "not no ghetto Boone's Farm." Naturally, you may ... http://blog.roshambowinery.com/?p=231 I know... I know. I haven't updated the Roshamblog in a while. Mil disculpas! Pero, estoy in Suramerica! I've been wandering around Ecuador for the past couple of weeks. In fact, last week Naomi and I rang in my 31st birthday in style... in the Galapagos. But unfortunately for me, ... http://blog.roshambowinery.com/?p=229 Whether you file the following story under fate or destiny, chance or luck, it is an interesting true tale nonetheless... Many years ago Naomi took her family and friends out to dinner at (now-defunct) Popina restaurant in Santa Rosa. When it came time to order wine for the table, she asked ... http://blog.roshambowinery.com/?p=228 Dear Readers, I'm here to warn you that the Roshamblog is on the verge of mutiny. Some people here at Roshambo have been grumbling about my totalitarian tight grip of the blog content. They feel like I should cough up the password and "give others a voice." These people cite my ... http://blog.roshambowinery.com/?p=227 ...and if you read today's Napa Valley Register, you'll see we are putting some pretty outstanding stuff in our bottles. For those of you who haven't been to COPIA: The American Center for Wine, Food & the Arts, it's a non-profit discovery center whose mission is, in the words of Robert ... http://blog.roshambowinery.com/?p=223 http://blog.roshambowinery.com/?p=222 Over the holidays, a writer from The Chronicle unexpectedly popped into our new Cornerstone tasting room. Since most everything in this world - movie, music, book, wine reviews, etc. - is so utterly (and sometimes incomprehensibly) subjective, we were naturally curious as to what said critic thought. A great review ... http://blog.roshambowinery.com/?p=219 As told by Mikey Smith, Roshambo Winery's cellar rat/winemaker, and official "good time guy." For ages, Carignane (pronounced 'karin-YAN') was the most most widely planted red wine grape in the world. The high-yielding fruit is heavy in acidity, tannins and color, which makes it ideal for blending, but... not always so ... http://blog.roshambowinery.com/?p=217