http://blog.jorianhill.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:05:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Our fifth harvest is in full swing here at Jorian Hill, and while it seems like an appropriate time to give our friends a short harvest update, my superstitious side is wary of saying anything too soon. Apparently, a somewhat heightened sense of superstition is all-too common among vintners and ... http://blog.jorianhill.com/?p=15 It’s hard to believe that we are coming up on our fifth harvest here at Jorian Hill! Our relationship with this property and the vineyard has become such a natural, welcome part of our lives, that in some ways it feels like we have been doing this forever. At the ... http://blog.jorianhill.com/?p=13 By weekdays, I am a Los Angeles based entertainment lawyer, with a busy practice and an active family life.  Cooking, entertaining and even relaxing are the last things on  my mind.  But come the weekends, I shift gears.  I travel two hours north with my family to our vineyard--Jorian Hill--seven ... http://blog.jorianhill.com/?p=6 Here we go!  The 2004 Syrah and the 2005 Viognier is in bottles and ready to find its way in the world.  We have had a soft launch by pouring for friends (no one dared anything less than raves and swoons) and pouring for strangers at the Santa Barbara Vintners’ ... http://blog.jorianhill.com/?p=5 Although its true that I never thought I would be a vintner, its also true that I never thought that I would live in California, be a partner at a leading entertainment law firm or be the mother of three kids---all of whom are still talking to me. Veering off ... http://blog.jorianhill.com/?p=3