Feb 11 2021
February 12, 2021
A big holiday weekend...Happy Chinese New Year, Happy Valentine’s Day and Cheers to President’s Day!
What’s going on with us?
In the Anderson Valley:
This weekend: We are open today-Monday for outdoor tastings and…
Feb 5 2021
February 5, 2021
SUNSHINE WINE & FOOTBALL, I MEAN TACOS.
So how are you doing? Scale of 1 to 10, we are about a 6 this week. In the final stages or re-doing our 2021 and 2022 planning…
Feb 1 2021
Monday, February 1, 2021
Four Years!!
Today marks the day exactly four years ago that we were handed the keys to our tasting room here in Philo, California. For 2 years prior we poured our wines at countless…
Jan 22 2021
Good evening from sitting under a magical sky right now! We've had rain showers off and on all day and sunbeams sneaking their way through enormous puffy white clouds...hello rainbows. True Story.
We'll, it's another Friday, but this one…
Jan 2 2021
Saturday, January 2, 2021
After nearly 12 hours of sleep last night I sipped my first cup of delicious coffee and picked up my phone to see a "Google Alert". My heart rate jumped as I clicked on The…
Dec 30 2020
And just like that, the end of 2020 comes to a close.
Smith Story Wine of the Year
2017 Helluva Vineyard, Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley
Why? Our #1 selling red wine & the most fitting name of all…
Dec 28 2020
Monday December 28, 2020
Best of 2020
It’s hard to think about, these past 12 months took us all on a wild emotional rollercoaster. The highs felt like flying over the tops of a redwood forest. The lows…
Dec 22 2020
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
How Gratitude Has Changed Us
As of today, Eric and I are still fine, Smith Story Wine Cellars is fine, everything is just fine.
For all of us, 2020 has been far from…
Dec 19 2020
Bear Dalton, the original Texas Storyteller.
I received news this morning that my good friend and wine business mentor Bear Dalton passed after a 3 year cancer battle. I'm writing this with a very heavy heart this morning.
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Dec 16 2020
Share Joy.
The Real Gift of Smith Story Wines.
In general, I hope the gift of wine never ends. “Giving is fun” is our SocksforSandwich.org mantra which rings true for the winery too.
As of today, we…
Dec 6 2020
Sunday, December 6, 2020
"Everything's better with wine", said Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa on today's show. Yes Ina, wine has been the steady "good news" in our lives this year indeed! As of 4pm today, we are still allowed…
Nov 19 2020
Listen to Ali's Thanksgiving Day Audio here.
It’s one week before Thanksgiving Day 2020. I know I know! It’s been nearly 4 weeks since the last email. I told you we were in the weeds! Not going to bother…
