January 30, 2023

Woke up this morning to a forecast of "Abundant Sunshine". I'll take that as a good sign for the days ahead.  However, the local news today announced two more NorCal restaurant closings that made my heart…

January 18, 2023

Off to a fun start this so-called "Dry January". Yesterday was a rather big delivery day for our small winery and today this article published by the SF Chronicle about our beloved Sauvignon Blanc!

The…

January 14, 2023 

Thanks for all your messages about this concerning weather pattern that has continued to dump rain in NorCal. A bit of true “wintering” happening right now in wine country. The 2019 Smith Story Cabernet Franc is…

December 26, 2022 

As the year comes to a quick close, please pour a glass with us as we reflect back on the good news 2022 brought to Smith Story Wine Cellars. This year was a challenging one for…

December 17, 2022.  

It's always been our philosophy to help guests and customers discover wines they enjoy.  Selling wine is as simple as pulling or popping a cork and allowing the wine to do the talking. Storytelling in…

November 13, 2022

Smith Story wines are a lens into the vineyard, reflecting the place, typicity at its very best. 

Today was spent at the winery tasting through the cellar. We are bottling more cases of wine in…

December 8, 2022. 

Good afternoon from a cozy rainy day in Healdsburg. 

So I'm not going to "bury the lead" this time. I had a PET scan last week and results... ALL CLEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lucky me! Forever grateful for…

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…