November 10, 2023

I'm on a flight from Houston heading back to Sonoma County after a FANTASTIC “Iron Somm event”. Most likely sleep deprived at this point, feeling the love from so many Houstonians last night though. Please take time…

May and November are our very favorite months of the year. The month of May is our anniversary month and November brings a month of planning and enjoying gatherings around the dinner table when the Fall Season…

Baseball.

My family has always been a big baseball family. I even kept stats for the high school team and watching Ranger’s games as a kid. Now at age 51 my head is full of detailed memories. That crack of…

Friday October 27, 2023

Harvest Update
October has flown by with a mix of patience and eager energy awaiting grapes to ripen. Here in Sonoma County we've had rain, heat and very cold evenings since last we updated you on…

October 20, 2023

Greetings from Houston! It's been one helluva great week here working with our Texas Wholesale partner, Serendipity Wines. To work alongside tenured fine wine pros is such a pleasure!  Smith Story isn't currently producing more than a…

Sunday, October 8, 2023

Greetings from the winery in Sonoma. The 2023 wines are tasting beautiful! I visited Pickberry Vineyard on the way in this morning. Dependent on an incoming weather system, I'm thinking of pulling the Cabernet Sauvignon &…

“Our role is inherently simple yet profoundly meaningful: we are here to deliver joy. This joy comes in various forms—joy in a glass, the joy of togetherness, the joy of laughter, and the joy of elevating meals and experiences.…

September 29, 2023

Hang time. 
Have ya heard…??? Yep, it’s a late and slow harvest season for us. Somewhat attuned to being held at the top of that roller coaster hill, waiting… anticipation builds… still waiting… Well, are we going…

Sunday, September 24, 2023

Day 7 exploring Greek Wine Country with dear Storytellers, an incredible female inspiring restaurant owner, a light the world up with knowledge Napa winemaker and a legendary MW. This historic country is worth visiting outside the…

August 23, 2023

It's Personal. 

If you've been on the fence about joining the Storyteller's Wine Club, today is the day, a second chance of sorts to snag your place in the club before we close this offering. A handful…

August 23, 2023

It's hot here and very hot across the USA these last days of summer.  I've had so many conversations with others this month about “how things are going”.  I feel my most anxious friends are located here…

I predicted a limited 2023 Fall Wine Release due to not making any wine from the 2020 vintage. 

These last three years have been the most challenging of my professional and personal life: Wildfires, tariffs, a pandemic, relocating homes, tasting…