Olson Ogden Wines

the big eat sf: 100 things to try before you in die

San Francisco Magazine recently listed 100 things to try before you die in this great city of San Francisco. I recognized a lot of favorites on this list - and I am motivated to try many more. Via SFBayStyle

--John

john tells the story of olson ogden wines

John was interviewed recently for Business with Passion, a television series that interviews with people who have successfully transformed their long-term passion into a successful business.

2007 vintage blending trials

Today at the winery we got a few people together to taste through our final 2007 vintage blends.  We posted some photos of the event on our Facebook fan page.  These wines will be bottled in March and then released on June 1 to the general public.  But if you are on our mailing list you will get an opportunity to buy them on a discounted pre-release basis for a limited time prior to their release on June 1.  We will be sending out an email in early March with the offer to our mailing list and, with any luck, the relaunch of our website with a fully functional order management system to making ordering our wines much easier! -- by John

a trip to the unified symposium

Last week I attended the annual wine industry trade show, The Unified Wine & Grape Symposium, in Sacramento.  It’s always great to connect with old friends and meet a few new ones.  The parties aren’t too bad either.  The highlight of the Symposium for me was a seminar on growing and making Grenache.  It had a panel that included a viticulture professor, a wine buyer for Sam’s in Chicago and some winemakers that included one from Australia, one from France, two from California and one from Washington.  It was very educational and I look forward to applying what I learned to our experimental Grenache program.  Other good news is that the U.S. is on track to become the largest wine drinking country in the world by 2012.  Food and wine have become an integral part of the American culture in the last 40 years and Americans are enjoying good wine and food more than ever before.  Speaking of which, I got an email recently from my friend Richard Haake, the winery chef.  He is excited about some of the recipes he is creating for Olson Ogden.  As we rebuild our website, we look forward to our new section on Food and Wine.  Until then, a sneak peak at what Chef Richard is working on (picture above).   It’s a pork shank recipe that works with both our 2006 Russian River Pinot Noir as well as our 2006 Unti Vineyard Syrah. -- by Tim