
I'm delirious to announce a new project that I've stumbled into, courtesy of my fantastic sabbatical, rather
sabbradical, from my work at
Genentech: I am working the 2011 wine harvest (
#Harvest2001) at
Chimney Rock Winery (Twitter, Facebook, WineLog) in the
Stags Leap District (
WineLog) of
Napa Valley, CA. I will be the harvest intern and cellar worker of which I've always dreamed...and basically working my ass off helping to produce fine
Cabernet,
Sauvignon Blanc,
Merlot,
rosé, (
Fiano), and
Meritage wines.
My participation in the controlled chaos of crush at
the Rock comes courtesy of
Terlato Wine Group (
WineLog), my best friend
Jeff van de Pol, Assistant Winemaker; and
Elizabeth Vianna (
Twitter), Winemaker and General Manager.