Category Archives: Mt. Veeder

Good Seed Makes Good Crop: The Franciscan Focus

Posted on June 30, 2016 by intoxreport

Here’s a life lesson, Grasshopper—and especially if you are a grasshopper: Never turn down an opportunity to interview a man named Turnipseed. If he happens to be socially engaging, well-versed in the art of enology and willing to pick up … Continue reading →

Posted in CALIFORNIA, Mt. Veeder, Napa, Oakville | Tagged Franciscan Estates, Jay Turnipseed, Justin Meyer, Mt. Vedeer Winery | Leave a comment

Just Say Yes To Hess

Posted on November 9, 2012 by intoxreport

I came of age in an era that had Ronald Reagan scaring us with Cold War rhetoric while his wife was scaring us with Drug War rhetoric. Her banshee yelp, ‘Just Say No’ saved many a naïve youth from that … Continue reading →