Sitting in this little trattoria-vineria in Grosseto. I ordered this biologic wine from Salustri, all Sangiovese, on someone's recommendation. Shan't name names. All I can say is that Alice Feiring might like this stuff because it smells of chicken coop, or as they say in the world of winespeak, barnyard. ...

A couple of miles outside the ancient walled city of Lucca, you’ll find the Hotel Albergo Villa Marta ... at Albergo Villa Marta with our friends, Albany, who had been extolling its virtues to us over ... the best location for any future holidays in the region. Villa Marta was everything that we hoped it would ... of daily life. We would strongly recommend Villa Marta and will be sure to use it again as our main base...

Jerez de la Frontera is the center of the Sherry region of Spain. Sherry is a very old style of wine made from Palomino fino grapes. The region is very warm and has little rainfall. The best soils are the unique Albariza which is high in calcium carbonate and has ...

Pictured here is Marta Kraftzeck welcoming the grapes to the Chateau...

On November 30th we bottled "Bravura". We bottled 3,584 bottles of 750ml, 100 - 3 liter, 2 - 6 liter, 2 - 9 liter and 2- 18 liter bottles. After more than two years work, Bill and Marta can finally rest that the wine is now safe and sound in its' permanent home, until you uncork the wine...

Let’s leave the citrus, passion-fruit and high acidity antipodes and head back to the Sauvignon Blanc alma marta, the good old Loire Valley. So in case you’re working a little late and haven’t gone to the store to get salmon, oysters and wine like my good sense has instructed - then I’m giving you one...

Una splendida presentazione - un po' hard ma di sicuro impatto - di Marta Z. Kagan (http://www.bonafidemarketinggenius.com una "social media evangelist" di Boston) per spiegare (in inglese unfortunately ma è facilmente comprensibile da chiunque) cosa diavolo sia il fenomeno del social media. In poche parole : - conversazione - condivisione - verità...

On the FRONT PAGE of the Monterey Herald on Tuesday, August 8, 2006 our Winemaker and Viticuturist, Marta Kraftzeck, is seen kneeling next to one of our vines in our estate vineyard. The article headlines, Proposed Pesticide Ban Worries Farmers, in which they talk about Château Julien: "Some wineries, like Chateau Julien Wine Estate, never used carbofuran. Winemaker Marta Kraftzeck said...

Château Julien Viticulturist & Winemaker Marta Kraftzeck took an early morning trip south to the Estate Vineyard today. Following are her notes directly from the vineyard: The 2006 growing season is moving right along. At this point, the grapes are in the beginning stages of verasion ... anticipate high quality among all of the varietals and ultimately a superb 2006 vintage. - Marta...

Sangiovese is all that is left. Our last grapes for the 2006 season are still hanging in Carmel Valley at the Estate. Marta Kraftzeck reports as follows "We are essentially 3 brix behind where we were on this date last year. Therefore abour 2-3 weeks behind. hopefully we won't get any rains for the next month and we can pick them in early November or so". Brix currently - 17.4 in the west...