December 1, 2022

Pickberry Vineyard, Sonoma Mountain AVA. 
We began working with the Pickberry Vineyard in 2015, long before the "Pickleball" craze took over tennis courts across America, but often referred to as "Pickleberry" by customers that always creates…

November 26, 2022

It's "Small Business Saturday" in America. What does this mean anyways? Well small businesses in American are the true backbone of this county. A small business: Millions of people who have the guts and passion to…

Thanksgiving Day 2022 

As we gather with family and friends today, raise a glass to the farmers who’ve raised the turkey, planted the bounty and grew the grapes in your glass. What a joy to be celebrating this Thanksgiving…

November 16, 2022 

A heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined us last weekend to celebrate our first year in Healdsburg. It feels like home here, oh this special place. 

My first memory of Healdsburg was in 2001. I…

November 3, 2022 

It's National Sandwich Day! 

As many of your know, I was named a couple of years before I was born ... my Ali was hungry late one night driving home from a work event. She…

Loads of Smith Story Happenings this November! 

November 1 The new Smith Story Sparkling goes live for purchase on this website. A much awaited release, we're thrilled to have this in time for holiday celebrations. Storyteller Wine Club Members…

Join Ali Story in Dallas on Wednesday, October 19 for a Smith Story Wine Dinner at Boulevardíer in the Bishop Arts District. A 6pm start! RSVP to Co-Owner: bradley@andersonllp.com

1ST COURSE 
Cured Hamachi with pickled watermelon rind, kumquat, sweet…

October is such a mixed bag of emotions for me. The highs of harvest, the lows of wildfire memories and the anxiety of "Breast Cancer Awareness Month". 

March 2023 will mark my 2 year Breast Cancer diagnosis. My oncologists…

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Cheers from sunny Healdsburg this afternoon. A guest visited this morning from the Midwest, a long time visitor of the area. It hit me hard that post-covid vibes around wine country aren't quite as inviting…

September 22, 2022 

Greetings on the first day of Fall from Sonoma County! 

Harvest 2022 
We’re in the home stretch! Would you believe we’re waiting on the ground to dry a bit before we harvest our final pinot…

Reposted from our September 16, 2022 email. 

Good morning from a chilly morning in Healdsburg. What a difference from this time last week battling the "heat dome". Eric is in the Anderson Valley checking on our pinot noir, we're…

JULY 11, 2022 

“Don’t get the popular circle confused with the winner’s circle”. 

I think most of us these days could use a pick me up, be proud of where you are, where you’ve come from and stay…