News from Wine Country

There was a fire this morning at Silver Oak Winery. This pic is from my view on Oakville Cross Road looking south. The winery is getting ready for a release party this weekend, I'm told they usually make a million in sales from the event. I've not heard any details about the cause or damages.

The SF Chronicle's Thursday WINE section had a fun article about young sommeliers in the Bay Area. The Court of Master Sommeliers was also talked about in the article, and they recently added a new "certified" level to their program (now it has 4 levels) and updated their web site: http://www.courtofmastersommeliers.org/