CONTEST: Why I Want to Go To Portugal to Visit Enoforum Wines with Jo Diaz

The Sixth Annual Pinot on the River promises to be another great event. The Grand Tasting is going to be hosted by Rodney Strong Vineyards on Sunday, but you really need to read all of the details below, because it’s offering [...]

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Jo Diaz on September 18th, 2009

Awards are great!
Giving them is a show of appreciation for the efforts of others, who have passionately strived for what they believe.
I know one of the greatest achievements of my wine career was nominating Jim Concannon of Concannon Vineyard for an award at the California State Fair a few years ago… It was for their [...]

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Jo Diaz on September 10th, 2009

This past Labor Day was the final performance of Rodney Strong’s summer concert performances for 2009. Next year, however, promises to be as great, if not greater, considering that it’s going to be Rodney Strong’s 20th Anniversary Summer Concert Series. By now, they’ve got it down to a science, and it’s running very smoothly.
I have to [...]

Continue reading about Rodney Strong Closes Out Another Great Jazz Season

This coming Labor Day at Rodney Strong Vineyards is the close-out of another summer season, while going out in rock n’roll, bluesy style, with Daryl Hall and John Oates as the pied pipers, presented by KJZY and Good Neighbor Pharmacy.
Doors open at 4:00 p.m., and the show will start soon thereafter. Parking is going [...]

Continue reading about Hall & Oates at Rodney Strong Vineyards ~ A Labor Day of Wine & Music

The heat of the day was sweltering this past Saturday at Rodney Strong – on the lawn – but it wasn’t as hot as the music…
And, what about that Mindi Abair? I didn’t know she was such a hot tamale. There something very empowering for all women (sorry guys), when a woman commands a saxophone [...]

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