Larkmead Vineyard / Photo by Bob McClenahan
Once upon a time, Americans struggled to pronounce words like “Cabernet Sauvignon” and “Petit Verdot.” Might we struggle soon with “Manseng Noir” or “Arinarnoa”?
For now, in Napa Valley, there’s no doubt that Cab remains king. In 2019, 64.6% of all red grapes harvested were Cabernet Sauvignon, with an average price of $7,941 per ton, the highest in history, per the 2019 Napa County Agricultural Crop Report.
In that same report, no other grape even comes close to its 22,504 producing acres. Not Chardonnay (5,950 acres), not Merlot (4,072), and certainly not Pinot Noir (2,680).
But Cab hasn’t always reigned supreme here. In 1966, the year Robert Mondavi built his Oakville winery, there were more acres of Carignan, Gamay, Zinfandel and Petite Sirah than Cabernet.
Ucross, a prestigious artist residency program and creative laboratory for the arts in Wyoming, and The Blank Theatre, a Los Angeles institution celebrating 30 years of imaginative theatre, today announced the semi-finalists for the newly created Ucross + The Blank Theatre - Future of Playwriting Prize, a one-of-a-kind award for young playwrights nationwide. Ucross and The Blank are partnering to showcase the importance of emerging artists across the country and to celebrate the innovative work that is asking questions and evolving theater as we know it.
In alphabetical order, the semi-finalists are Kori Alston, Calley Anderson, Carissa Atallah, Rae Binstock, Zachariah Ezer, Lily Gonzales, Franky Gonzalez, Katherine Gwynn, Cassandra Hsiao, India Kotis, Joey Massa, Kyle J. McCloskey, Tristen Moseley, Haley Nelson, Charlie Oh, Alicia Margarita Olivo, Dave Osmundsen, Becca Padrick, A.K. Payne, Phanésia Pharel, Aurora Real de Asua, Isaiah Reaves, Jaymes Sanchez, Jasmine Sharma, Alexand
Kale Anderson Joins Trinitas Cellars as Consulting Winemaker
Posted on January 06, 2021
Napa, California – It is with great enthusiasm that Trinitas Cellars announces and welcomes Kale Anderson to their team as Consulting Winemaker. Kale has been making wine for renowned producers for 20 years in Napa and Sonoma. His career began in 2001, when he took his first harvest internship at J Winery, Russian River. After graduating with a BS in Viticulture and Enology, he worked at Colgin Cellars, Terra Valentine Winery, Cliff Lede Vineyards in Stags Leap District and Pahlmeyer Winery. While Director of Winemaking at Pahlmeyer, Kale became one of the youngest winemakers to earn 100 points from Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Dec 11, 2020
A boy tests the ice on the pond at Lions Park. Ice on most area lakes is still considered too thin to walk on.
While the unusually warm weather this week was an opportunity for people to be outside, it delayed the start of winter activities such as ice fishing.
The above-freezing days are slowing the speed that ice forms on local lakes and ponds, pushing back when people can take to the ice.
The cooler nights helped keep the ice already on the lakes from melting, despite temperatures rising to an unusually warm 50 degrees this week. The problem is that new ice doesnât form during these warmer periods.