New Preston Website

If you've arrived here you have probably been on our website prestonvineyards.com or prestonofdrycreek.com (same thing). It has been mostly wine-centric serving our initial focus on grapes and wines and Dry Creek terroir.

Well, we're now different and our message and website need to change to reflect that. Not radical change, but the evolution that has brought us into the sustainable/local/slow fold. Of course we have our own take on these now mod buzz concepts, and that's what we want our voice to convey--the unique, personal essence of Preston.

As a framework and vehicle to hold my thoughts and writings in support of the new site development, I have created a second blog that I call "Sheep to Nuts". You can click on it here, or look on the left side of this blog to find another link. A lot of what I deposit there will be ephemeral, pipe dreaming, maybe even goofy stuff. You know the old adage about a million monkeys at a million typewriters reproducing the works of Shakespeare. So don't take it all to seriously yet...but feel free to comment on it.

If I am lucky maybe this will even get me back into regular contributions to this blog: lousmusings. I have a deal with Francesca our older daughter that I will write something on the full moon and the new moon. I'm already late. By the way, she is a gifted writer and will be contributing to the new website as well. As will Maggie our photographer daughter, and Susan the big boss.

Later,

Lou

Comments

[David S. Pollock]

we love your wine store and spent a lovely late afternoon with our fruits and cheeses and bread with your wine -- we enjoyed sharing with someone's cat at one of the tree shaded picnic tables about 5-6 years ago...David Pollock -- Pittsburgh

[Lou Preston]

David Pollock's visit reminds me of the many wonderful days I have spent in Pittsburgh PA. It was always about wine, promoting the brand of course and schmoozing with some wonderful people. The king of them all is my friend Joe Barsotti who is one of only 4 distributors that still sell my wine out-of-state (joseph.barsotti@barsottiwines.com) so if you live in the Burgh you might still find our Sauvignon Blanc or Zinfandel in one of those cute little trattorias on the South Side. Joe is SO Italian, he kisses all the wine buyers on both cheeks, doesn't matter what sex, and it's "ciao" this and "prego" that all day long; my kinda guy. If you're in the wine scene at all you will likely run into Joe and Ruth his more sensible half at a tasting, restaurant, or state store. Just look for the guy with the excited timbre in his voice, gleam in his eye, handsome salt and pepper hair, and the kiss.

Lou

[Paul H. Beddo]

When is the next wine shipment . Easter is around the corner and it is always nice to have Preston Wines at the table

Thanks,

Paul H Beddo
Wine Club Member
Tucson, Arizona

[Lou]

How nice to hear from a WineClub member on my lazy blog. FYI the next shipment is on its way as we speak; it's got the new Sauvignon Blanc, Cinsault, and Syrah Sirah. The next next shipment will be in June.

Lou

[naomi]

Hey Lou. I've been an admirer for as long as I've lived here. I check in on you periodically and buy your wine when it's available on wine lists. So... I've been thinking of a summer gig? Want a helper every now and again? My tasting room is far away, and I'm losing touch with Healdsburg and the rural, farming parts of it. Thinking of riding my bike to see you soon. Whataya think?

[Harriet Riley]

Just checking in to see what's up while sipping a glass of your latest Sauvignon Blanc...yes, it's still got a little pink tint...waiting for Ron to finish grilling the fish for diner.
We were thinking back to our fabulous time at Farm Day 2008 and wonder if you have another event like it on the agenda. We think of you often, and hope all's going well with you and the family. Looking forward to another trip up there on a Sunday for a picnic, some bread, olives and a great zin.

Happy Spring...
Harriet and Ron Riley, iPrestoni members.

[Kelly lee Preston]

you dont know me,but my dad told me a story once about how yulee came about it went something like this,that there were two big vinyards there,around 1850 or so,the preston and yulers were the names and they had a son and the other had a daughter and there were forbiddon to see each other but they did so and were married which eventually caused the vinyards to become one,thus causing stores and such to emerge aronud them and then later called yulee califonia.Now im curius to know.Maybe you might of heard such a story.

[Niobe]

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With best wishes :D, Niobe.

[chuck samul]

hey lou and company, nice work on the grenache blanc and the mourvedre yeah!
im an old buddy of barsotti from winebow but left to do something else. if you take the chemicals off the land the vineyards will talk to you. sometimes unfortunately they say "im not a good vineyard". you dont have that problem as i can tell from the wines.

[susan stempel]

We were out to visit several years ago and tasted Preston faux, which we really enjoyed. Found it occasionally, alas no more. Is it no longer produced?