Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
Sounds awesome. Wish I could be in!
California uber alles
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Jim Hanlon
Jim Hanlon
I'm in too!
Jim Hanlon
Jim Hanlon
So is the plan to meet at Nalle at 11am on Friday? Anything folks especially want to drink at lunch?
Mark Anisman
Mark Anisman
is nalle the same as dashe?
what wine fits the restaurant? never been.
mark
what wine fits the restaurant? never been.
mark
Jim Hanlon
Jim Hanlon
Sorry, I meant Dashe. Mental slip -- two of the relatively few Zin producers I like! Restaurant is Mexican, but some dishes are not too spicy and, IMO, offer a lot of flexibility in wine pairing.
Mark Anisman
Mark Anisman
cool
see you at the appointed hour...
see you at the appointed hour...
Steve Edmunds
Steve Edmunds
not going to make it today, sorry to say.
Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
Thanks, BJ. I was hoping someone would post a report and pictures.
Interesting story about the PG&E power plant: it is a big reason why Evangelho wasn't ripped up and turned into a housing development.
The original family that owned Evangelho sold the vineyard to PG&E in the '50s. A farmhand that used to work the vineyard, Manuel Evangelho, purchased 11 acres of it and then leased the remaining from PG&E. And so it was until Bedrock bought those 11 acres from Manuel Evangelho's son and took over the PG&E lease.
Apparently, PG&E wanted to keep Evangelho in place because it acts as a buffer zone for the power plant, keeping housing from getting too close. Here's a quote from an article:
"Paradoxically, Evangelho’s saving grace is not its cult following, but the function it serves for the PG&E power plant. Jake explains that the vineyard exists, and will continue to exist because PG&E wants it to continue serving as a buffer to housing developments. Bedrock leases another nearby vineyard from the Contra Costa Water District, who similarly keeps it as a buffer to the water treatment plant. It’s less about heritage than insurance liabilities, but such is heterotopian life."
Here's the full story (a great read):
jancisrobinson.com/articles/wwc21-evangelho-california
That is super interesting Yule, thanks for sharing. I had no idea of the back story.
Love the first photo - pure Antonioni.
My family has oldish Antioch (the town the vineyard is in) and Evangelho-proximate roots. My stepdad, and his father before him, owned and ran the local Ford dealership, which they started in 1956, using the proceeds of several gas stations his Dad had operated in Berkeley. Definitely old school CA - they were something of a go-to for Valley farmers buying their next F100 or 150 (back when those were actually tools rather than wannabe pseudo-military vehicles). My stepdad also was a big part of the Winter Island duck hunting lodge - pretty much his winters revolved around it. Winter Island was just upriver from the powerplant, and thus Evangelho. For his 80th I bought him a bunch of Evangelho from Mike Dashe, Bedrock, and Sandlands - fun stuff.
Love the first photo - pure Antonioni.
My family has oldish Antioch (the town the vineyard is in) and Evangelho-proximate roots. My stepdad, and his father before him, owned and ran the local Ford dealership, which they started in 1956, using the proceeds of several gas stations his Dad had operated in Berkeley. Definitely old school CA - they were something of a go-to for Valley farmers buying their next F100 or 150 (back when those were actually tools rather than wannabe pseudo-military vehicles). My stepdad also was a big part of the Winter Island duck hunting lodge - pretty much his winters revolved around it. Winter Island was just upriver from the powerplant, and thus Evangelho. For his 80th I bought him a bunch of Evangelho from Mike Dashe, Bedrock, and Sandlands - fun stuff.