Last weekend before opening our doors I was updating our welcome signs while Eric swept the patio at the Anderson Valley tasting room ... we overheard 2 couples talking about what wines they liked and didn't. They had just visited one of…

Our 95th Post on The Chapters...WE BOOKED OUR FIRST VACATION IN 5 YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! True Story.

We're off to the Big Island in a month for 4 nights of shuteye after 4 afternoons of sitting our tushies in the sand…

Last Call...Smith Story Spring 2018 Wine Release 
Thank you for your 2018 Spring Wine Release Purchases!  
We're blown away by all the support you've shown during our Spring Release. The offer closes Saturday, March 31 at midnight. A friendly reminder…

Things we love in March 

March weather? Yes we love it because Mother Nature certainly knows how to keep us on our toes. We woke up to a dusting of snow this weekend on the highest peaks of…

Our Washington Post article is nearing 100 Million in circulation!! We are so thrilled! 

A few more online and offline places it’s been syndicated: 

-SFGATE 

-Atlanta-Journal Constitution 

-The Mercury News 

-Austin-American Statesman 

-The Ledger 

Excited to announce today that Springboard Wine Co. is our new California Broker in California. We are super pumped, the Springboard team reaches all areas of the state including North Lake Tahoe. We hope you'll soon be able to locate our higher-volume…

My goodness we're sitting here after a big day of memories flooding through our hearts. August 20, 2015 was the first day of Harvest 2015, our second Smith Story harvest. We woke up early to cut polenta into pig shapes from a cookie sheet…

I had a blast this morning chatting on-air with my friend Ziggy at The KRUSH FM here in Santa Rosa. She was kind enough to feature us on her Wine Wednesday show, I've been listening to this informative Sonoma Wine Country radio program for…

Well we made it. The highs and lows of 2017 were exhausting for us on all levels. We happily and peacefully said goodbye to 2017 and welcomed the new year with a full heart. 19 days into 2018 and THIS…

We're pretty darn pumped this year about our first Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in release! Our kitchen has been filled with recipes over the past few weeks that compliment these beautiful new Smith Story red wines. One of Ali's…

Things are starting to calm down for us in the cellar a little and we’re actually able to breath a bit. But, it won’t be for long. All of the wines have finished primary fermentations with just a few barrels…

So my first hard crush on California wine was Cabernet Sauvignon. In the mid-90's I considered myself quite the connoisseur while learning about this Noble Grape. I still have the signed book "Plain Talk about Fine Wine" written by the late Justin…