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Stevie Wilson clean Stevie Wilson [email protected] [email protected] (Stevie Wilson) 2006-2011 LA Girl in the Know and on the Go! http://la-story.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/_blubrrry_image.jpg http://la-story.com/category/cocktails-wine-drinks/ TV-G Los Angeles, CA http://la-story.com/2013/03/janice-mondavi-of-divining-rod-wines-talks-about-wine-being-mrs-water-witch/ http://la-story.com/2013/03/janice-mondavi-of-divining-rod-wines-talks-about-wine-being-mrs-water-witch/#comments Sun, 03 Mar 2013 11:11:38 +0000 Stevie Wilson http://la-story.com/?p=38311 http://la-story.com/2013/03/janice-mondavi-of-divining-rod-wines-talks-about-wine-being-mrs-water-witch/feed/ 0 affordable,cabernet,chardonnay,divining rod wines,dousing,Janice Mondavi,marc mondavi,tasty,water witch Wine is always involved in virtually every holiday and special event-- whether it's a red carpet or your own personal TGIF! A relatively new brand has launched: The Divining Rod Wines by Marc Mondavi - Wine is always involved in virtually every holiday and special event-- whether it's a red carpet or your own personal TGIF! A relatively new brand has launched: The Divining Rod Wines by Marc Mondavi This fairly young brand is fascinating because it's part of the 4 generations of Mondavi winemakers. From Peter Mondavi Sr's side of the family, Marc Mondavi took everything he knew about wine and blended it with a special "talent" - a gift if you will known as dowsing or "water witching". While visiting TMG's amazing (and huge) Oscar suite, I got a chance to catch up to Janice Mondavi (wife of winemaker Marc Mondavi) to talk about these fabulous wines and also about life on a vineyard. It's an interesting chat. The result of the family's hard work and efforts are two different varietals: The 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley 2010 Chardonnay (Santa Lucia Highlands) height="360" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-38129" /> www.thediviningrod.com http://www.facebook.com/TheDiviningRod https://twitter.com/TheDiviningRod Don't forget to buy the wines! At least 2-3 bottles each because one is not enough!! Thanks to Janice and Alycia Mondavi for their generous time. Thanks to TMG Suite and Christine King for allowing me and my crew in to the suite as well. Stevie Wilson, LA-Story.com Save up to 50% off at Beauty.com! Stevie Wilson clean 11:00 <embed src= "http://www.la-story.com/upload/podcasts/odeoplayer.swf" quality="high" width="300" height="52" allowScriptAccess="always" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars= "valid_sample_rate=true&external_url=http://www.la-story.com/upload/podcasts/mondavi.mp3"pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"> </embed> http://la-story.com/2013/03/everyone-wins-at-the-oscars-nominee-gift-bags-swag-to-console-losing-nominees/ http://la-story.com/2013/03/everyone-wins-at-the-oscars-nominee-gift-bags-swag-to-console-losing-nominees/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:37:56 +0000 Stevie Wilson http://la-story.com/?p=38145 http://la-story.com/2013/03/everyone-wins-at-the-oscars-nominee-gift-bags-swag-to-console-losing-nominees/feed/ 1 http://la-story.com/2013/02/divining-rods-marc-mondavi-talks-about-wine-water-and-more/ http://la-story.com/2013/02/divining-rods-marc-mondavi-talks-about-wine-water-and-more/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:17:05 +0000 Stevie Wilson http://la-story.com/?p=38120 http://la-story.com/2013/02/divining-rods-marc-mondavi-talks-about-wine-water-and-more/feed/ 1 Wine is always involved in virtually every holiday and special event-- whether it's a red carpet or your own personal TGIF! A relatively new brand has launched: The Divining Rod Wines by Marc Mondavi - Wine is always involved in virtually every holiday and special event-- whether it's a red carpet or your own personal TGIF! A relatively new brand has launched: The Divining Rod Wines by Marc Mondavi This fairly young brand is fascinating because it's part of the 4 generations of Mondavi winemakers. From Peter Mondavi Sr's side of the family, Marc Mondavi took everything he knew about wine and blended it with a special "talent" - a gift if you will known as dowsing or "water witching". Alycia Mondavi talks about her dad, the "water witch" Not only does he grow great grapes and create tasty wines, but he is a highly skilled and very accurate water witch with his "divining rods" that help him find water where even geologists have been unable to find wine. I was lucky enough to snag some SERIOUS time for a podast/phone interview with Marc Mondavi. I thought it was 30 + minutes. Hang onto your wine glasses boys & girls-- this conversation went on for almost an hour. Marc Mondavi shares a lot about his thoughts on water witching; micro-climates; the growth of the wine industry and lots more. If you are an oenophile, you will love this. If you like drinking wine (same thing in simpler terms), you will love this. The result of the family's hard work and efforts are two different varietals: The 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley 2010 Chardonnay (Santa Lucia Highlands) www.thediviningrod.com http://www.facebook.com/TheDiviningRod https://twitter.com/TheDiviningRod Don't forget to buy the wines! At least 2-3 bottles each because one is not enough!! Thanks to Marc Mondavi for his generous time. Stay tuned for a video of Divining Rod Wines at the Oscar Suite by TMG!! Stevie Wilson, LA-Story.com Save up to 50% off at Beauty.com! Stevie Wilson clean 50:23 <embed src= "http://www.la-story.com/upload/podcasts/odeoplayer.swf" quality="high" width="300" height="52" allowScriptAccess="always" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars= "valid_sample_rate=true&external_url=http://www.la-story.com/upload/podcasts/mondavi2.mp3"pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"> </embed> http://la-story.com/2013/02/cocktails-for-the-red-carpet-matching-cocktails-to-movies/ http://la-story.com/2013/02/cocktails-for-the-red-carpet-matching-cocktails-to-movies/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:21:46 +0000 Stevie Wilson http://la-story.com/?p=37993 http://la-story.com/2013/02/cocktails-for-the-red-carpet-matching-cocktails-to-movies/feed/ 6 http://la-story.com/2013/02/oscars-2013-marc-silverstein-shares-the-best-ways-to-have-a-great-oscar-viewing-party/ http://la-story.com/2013/02/oscars-2013-marc-silverstein-shares-the-best-ways-to-have-a-great-oscar-viewing-party/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:40:02 +0000 Stevie Wilson http://la-story.com/?p=37977 http://la-story.com/2013/02/oscars-2013-marc-silverstein-shares-the-best-ways-to-have-a-great-oscar-viewing-party/feed/ 3 food,marc silverstein,mini-swag bags,oscar viewing party,oscars 2013,red-carpet,rioja on facebook,rioja wines,tablets Leave it to Marc Silverstein & Dailylounge.com to get you into the real festive nature of the Oscars- the END of the red carpet season!! - Tons of tips and ideas for food, mini-swag bag, having your guests and you participate in the "voting" f... Leave it to Marc Silverstein & Dailylounge.com to get you into the real festive nature of the Oscars- the END of the red carpet season!! Tons of tips and ideas for food, mini-swag bag, having your guests and you participate in the "voting" for who should get an Oscar. It doesn't get more fun than this. He's full of great ideas-- and we even talk about who we think should win and I chime in on various movies that I have seen in the course of my red carpet coverage on my blog. Please see Marc Silverstein on DailyLounge.com. follow him there! Thanks to Marc Silverstein for all the great ideas and tips. Loved the movie chat too. Wish we could do a podcast- would be REALLY fun. Stevie Wilson, LA-Story.com Stevie Wilson clean 8:13 <embed src= "http://www.la-story.com/upload/podcasts/odeoplayer.swf" quality="high" width="300" height="52" allowScriptAccess="always" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars= "valid_sample_rate=true&external_url=http://www.la-story.com/upload/podcasts/oscarparty2.mp3"pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"> </embed> http://la-story.com/2013/02/2013-grammy-gift-bag-overwhelms-grammy-guests-check-it-out/ http://la-story.com/2013/02/2013-grammy-gift-bag-overwhelms-grammy-guests-check-it-out/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:20:56 +0000 Stevie Wilson http://la-story.com/?p=37943 http://la-story.com/2013/02/2013-grammy-gift-bag-overwhelms-grammy-guests-check-it-out/feed/ 1