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50 Years of American Sparkling Wine: The Schramsberg Odyssey

Annie Christine Weber, and settled down to a life of modest prosperity. In 1862, as the government was beginning to offer land grants to spur development, it occurred to Schram that that he might trade one sort of shears for another, and with his savings, he purchased 200 acres on Diamond Mountain, and slowly began to plant vineyards. Schram, and some of the others that made up this earliest wave of Napa viticulture, benefited greatly from the coincidental completion of the transcontinental railroad in San Francisco. Large numbers of Chinese immigrants who had to be "imported" specifically to work on the railroad were fanning out from San Francisco looking for work. Many found it in the burgeoning vineyards of the Napa Valley, including the Schram farm, where they helped plant the vineyards and dig what would be Napa's first underground wine caves. By the time Stevenson visited in 1880, the winery had 50 acres of vines and was producing roughly 8000 cases of wine per year. When Schram passed away and his son took over the family business in 1905, the winery was producing more than 25,000 cases of wine. And then.... the first World War and Prohibition finished off what was left of the Napa wine industry after the Phylloxera epidemic just a few years earlier. The winery was sold to an investment firm, and Schramsberg wines were no longer sold. Over the next few decades, the winery changed hands several times. Some of the owners started producing wine again, and in 1951, the then current owner, Douglas Pringle revived the Schramsberg label, and began producing wines, including sparkling wine. In 1957, the property was designated a state Historical Monument, and in 1965, Jack and Jamie Davies -- he a successful executive, she an art gallery owner -- purchased the property with a grand dream: to make world class sparkling wine in California. And for more fifty years, the Davies' family pursued that odyssey with remarkable success. Schramsberg Vineyards became an icon not only of the Napa Valley, but of California and the nation. From the first use of Chardonnay for sparkling wine in the U.S., to one of the earliest uses of the traditional Methode Champenoise for making sparkling wine, Schramsberg was an early pioneer of American sparkling wine. Today, after the passing of both his parents, the Davies' son Hugh continues their legacy and presides over the production of some of the finest sparkling wine made in America. The winemaking for the estate's roughly 60,000 case production begins with grapes from the estate's original acreage, as well as many contract vineyard sources for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay around Sonoma and Napa counties. Whether owne... http://www.vinography.com/archives/2015/12/50_years_of_american_sparkling.html

Flowers by Poupariña Partners with Susan G. Komen® Miami/Ft. Lauderdale to ...

Seventy-five percent of Komen® Miami/Ft. Lauderdale’s net proceeds stay in the area, funding grants to local hospitals and community organizations for breast cancer education, screening and treatment for uninsured, medically underserved women in Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties. Since its founding in 1999, the Affiliate has invested nearly $9.3 million in local programs. The remaining 25 percent of its net proceeds funds breast cancer research nationally. For more information, visit www.komenmiaftl.org and follow us at facebook.com/komenmiaftl and Twitter: @komenmiaftl. http://www.pr.com/press-release/646572

Pizarro: Handing out flowers in downtown San Jose? Awesome idea

That small act of kindness, by the way, is just what the Awesome Foundation was created to encourage. The foundation provides grants of up to $1,000 to people with small-scale ideas that make life around here a little more, well, awesome. The San Jose group has just gotten off the ground, but you can check 'em out at http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/chapters/sanjose. RENT A TREE FOR CHRISTMAS: The sentiment for sustainability is strong in Silicon Valley, and that makes Our City Forest's holiday tree rental program a natural fit around here. Instead of heading to a lot for a dead tree to decorate, you can reserve a live one from the San Jose-based nonprofit. After the holidays are over, you can return it and Our City Forest will find a home for it at a school or park. Or you can just keep it and plant it in your own yard. Advertisement The trees, of various types, range from 18 inches to 8 feet tall and can be rented for $15 to $75 while supplies last. Everyone who rents a tree also gets entered into a drawing for $250 worth of glass ornaments from Darlene Tenes' CasaQ. Get more information or reserve a tree by going to www.ourcityforest.org/holiday-rent-a-tree. GOOD DEED DEPT.: Parents from San Jose Parent Participating Nursery School in Willow Glen embarked this month on a generous campaign to support Second Harvest Food Bank and Sacred Heart Community Service. Jannike Klem of Technology Credit Union, whose twins go to the school, organized the drive into themed weeks. Last week, the school collected kid-friendly food items for Second Harvest, and next week it'll be collecting turkeys and side trimmings for holiday meals. This week's collection is probably the most creative, with the theme "No Butts Left Behind!" The collection consists of diapers, wipes, formula and used books for Sacred Heart. COMING ATTRACTIONS: Movie trailers for "The Big Short," Adam McKay's upcoming adapt... http://www.mercurynews.com/sal-pizarro/ci_29113312/pizarro-handing-out-flowers-downtown-san-jose-awesome