Watching the wild waves on the Oregon coast and getting ready for a crab fest tonight!

The morning fog in Napa is burning off, birds are singing, my window is open - what a change after a weekend in Chicago

Visiting family in Northern IL. it's -40 windchill with blizzard conditions. Take me back to CA please!

Drinking espresso provided by winehiker overlooking pinotblogger 's vineyard. Life is good in Sonoma

Arrived in Santa Rosa for Wine Bloggers Conference. It's going to be a crazy weekend!

Perfect, I repeat perfect fall day in Oregon. Pinot harvest is in full swing and looks very, very good.

Oregon pinot starting to come in - off to work with winemaker Tony Rynders today

Listening to Dee Dee Bridgewater's Red Earth. A really wonderful recording. It's impossible to sit still while you're listening.

It's been a dreary, cool day here in the Willamette Valley, but almost no rain. There's some sun in the forecast!

Really cool and rainy all weekend in OR. Not much pinot ripening going on.