It’s been a crazy week, and every day I look at my blog and think, “today’s the day I’m going to do a little blogging.” I’ve got so many posts running around my head, waiting to come out. And then I get caught up in the myriad business-critical things going on at Able Grape Central, and, well, by 9 pm I just want to chill out with a nice glass of wine and a good book (yesterday’s pairing was the 2001 William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru “Valmur,”, an acidic, minerally, leesy/honeyed bit of yum that I just couldn’t keep my hands off of, even though I really should wait another 3-5 years, and Niccolò Ammaniti’s latest book “Come Dio Comanda,” which won the “Strega” prize for Italian literature. Too early to comment on the book, but so far it seems on a par with Ammaniti’s usual blend of excellent writing and a really sick imagination).
Over the next couple of days I’ll have the pleasure of meeting many of you at the Wine Bloggers Conference, in Santa Rosa. Earlier this year I had the good fortune to attend the European Wine Blogger Conference, the first ever of its kind, and it was fantastic. I look forward to seeing how the two events differ, and to connecting with a lot of you over the weekend. Please say hi!
Able Grapes and Garbled Peas 
Wish we could be there with you! Can’t wait to hear what you think, and to read the reports!
Hey doug! I’m standing behind u in the oak room!
The conference was so much fun! Thanks for hanging out with us, Blind Tasting Champion! 🙂
Hi there Doug,
It was great meeting you at the WBC and sitting next to you at the Sebastiani dinner…very good conversation! I look forward to seeing you again soon!
Hey Ward, Megan, great to meet you guys, too.