Wanderings of Tom in search of Longboard Fans

March 31, 2011

We haven’t posted anything from Tom since January 27 but that’s not because he’s been hibernating… he’s been on the road a lot and here are some of his notes:                January 29th – 30th, The SunFest Wine Festival at Mohegan Sun Casino/Resort in Uncasville, CT.  In a word, Tremendous!  Over 1,200 attendees from consumer [...]

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SnowBoard

January 27, 2011

While Healdsburg is experiencing winter rainfall of ~115% norm our east coast tribe member, Tom Clare has been dealing with slightly more dramatic precipitation… snowfall to the tune of ~200+% normal!  Estimated at 36” from 12/27 thru 1/25 and then another 19” yesterday, WOW.  A typical season total is about 22”  Tom has now renamed [...]

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Back to the Futures…

January 27, 2011

Every year, as Barrel Weekend approaches (mark your calendar for March 4-5 & 11-12), I get asked  about offering wine ‘futures’.  In case you are not familiar with the term, here how this normally works:  A winery identifies a lot of wine that tastes really good out of the barrel.  This wine is showcased during [...]

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Lucky 13

January 13, 2011

So, we completed harvest number 13 for Longboard and will soon be able to show you that we did just fine, even in a challenging harvest.  Although some of the reds are still undergoing malolactic fermentation, we tasted some of them last night with some hot and spicy Thai food.  Judging by the “when can [...]

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Harvest Roundup

November 12, 2010

Haloween is long gone, the news anchor on tv is already talking about turkey shortages in the food bank, and we have not yet finished pressing wine.  Quite a year we are trying to wrap up, quite a year.  To those who are spreading rumors about “the worst harvest in     California, ever” I say: Not [...]

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REPORTS from CONNECTICUT/NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY

October 25, 2010

Brought to you by East Coast Longboarder: Tom Clare  Weather has been good for surfing; lots of south swells and ocean wind.  Sweet sets, good-sized swells and all our east coast tribe have been either ridin’ or meetin’ up with us at trade shows.      Sunday, September 12 We hit it w/ Winebow CT at Traditions Golf [...]

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“O” Ganic Wine

September 29, 2010

Might as well step into this sticky subject, it’s harvest time and the steering wheel on my trusty 2002 Audi Allroad feels like my son’s baseball bat, pine tar and all, from leftover grape juice on my hands.  Every so often, and with increasing frequency, I am asked if Longboard wines are “Organic” or whether [...]

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2010 Harvest Update

September 13, 2010

Walking among the vines this morning my only thought was: “Maybe I need to wear a helmet.. I am sure it going to rain frogs pretty soon”.  Let me explain.  This season started with great stats, at last we had ample rain in winter and even though budbreak was late, it looked (early on) like [...]

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“Must” says the ’07 Point Break is Wine Label of the Month!

September 7, 2010

This is a really fun wine site with intriguing images and interesting articles–September’s issue is about the wine and food scene in Temecula. Oh yes, and a very nice article about us. Thanks Must!

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Reviews Squared – Part Two

August 17, 2010

In part one; I dealt with my view about the usefulness of wine tasting reviews.  Mostly, I tried to illustrate how subjective wine tasting is, and that in essence, the only thing that matters should be your personal preference. I have just passed the quarter-century mark as far as experience in the wine industry.  I [...]

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