November 26, 2022
It's "Small Business Saturday" in America. What does this mean anyways? Well small businesses in American are the true backbone of this county. A small business: Millions of people who have the guts and passion to…
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November 26, 2022
It's "Small Business Saturday" in America. What does this mean anyways? Well small businesses in American are the true backbone of this county. A small business: Millions of people who have the guts and passion to…
Read moreNov 24 2022
Thanksgiving Day 2022
As we gather with family and friends today, raise a glass to the farmers who’ve raised the turkey, planted the bounty and grew the grapes in your glass. What a joy to be celebrating this Thanksgiving…
Read moreNov 17 2022
November 16, 2022
A heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined us last weekend to celebrate our first year in Healdsburg. It feels like home here, oh this special place.
My first memory of Healdsburg was in 2001. I…
Read moreNov 3 2022
November 3, 2022
It's National Sandwich Day!
As many of your know, I was named a couple of years before I was born ... my Ali was hungry late one night driving home from a work event. She…
Read moreOct 29 2022
Loads of Smith Story Happenings this November!
November 1 The new Smith Story Sparkling goes live for purchase on this website. A much awaited release, we're thrilled to have this in time for holiday celebrations. Storyteller Wine Club Members…
Read moreOct 12 2022
Join Ali Story in Dallas on Wednesday, October 19 for a Smith Story Wine Dinner at Boulevardíer in the Bishop Arts District. A 6pm start! RSVP to Co-Owner: bradley@andersonllp.com
1ST COURSE
Cured Hamachi with pickled watermelon rind, kumquat, sweet…
Oct 5 2022
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Cheers from sunny Healdsburg this afternoon. A guest visited this morning from the Midwest, a long time visitor of the area. It hit me hard that post-covid vibes around wine country aren't quite as inviting…
Read moreSep 22 2022
September 22, 2022
Greetings on the first day of Fall from Sonoma County!
Harvest 2022
We’re in the home stretch! Would you believe we’re waiting on the ground to dry a bit before we harvest our final pinot…
Sep 18 2022
Reposted from our September 16, 2022 email.
Good morning from a chilly morning in Healdsburg. What a difference from this time last week battling the "heat dome". Eric is in the Anderson Valley checking on our pinot noir, we're…
Read moreJul 11 2022
JULY 11, 2022
“Don’t get the popular circle confused with the winner’s circle”.
I think most of us these days could use a pick me up, be proud of where you are, where you’ve come from and stay…
Read moreJun 21 2022
June 21, 2022
We are often asked for day-trip ideas, places to go, things to see and new wines to sip.
Here’s a day we’ve been enjoying for years now. Before we started Smith Story, this was a…
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