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Eric and Katy brought in our final 3 tons of grapes last Thursday morning. As the grapes were hand-sorted, water tankers and fire fighting planes were taking off and landing at the STS airport near us at the winery and…

Where Are We?: Part 2 
This morning we picked the Lakota's View Sémillon at 3am, came in almost exactly at the same weight as our last 5 harvests at 1.46 tons of fruit. We’re sitting in somewhat of a hurry…

Where Are We? 

2019 harvest is well under way and we couldn’t be more thrilled. The fruit that has already come in has been absolutely fantastic and the fruit still hanging is well on its way to be the…

And so we're off... six years straight for Smith Story Wine Cellars Harvest! Are we excited? Yes. Are we thrilled? No. Why? It's harder than ever to run a small winery and make ends meet. The cost of everything has…

Good Morning from an incredibly busy time for us. Harvest 2019 is in full swing, the tasting rooms are packed, taxes due, distributor Fall sales goals to finalize... it's all happening. The MOST important day of the week is today…

Happy Smith Story Anniversary to Will Kinney!  

Let's all raise a glass to Will today! Will joined us one year ago as our very first Director of Hospitality, more like cannonballed into our lives, smack in the beginning of…

A quick update for our dear Smith Story Wine Cellars family and fans tonight before the busy holiday weekend ahead. 

Tomorrow is #InternationalCabernetDay according to the internet. Our 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon, Pickberry Vineyard, continues to impress cabernet and…

We wrote this from the road to Salt Lake City last night, now we're onto Denver via Vail so we can drop off donations for the upcoming event at the Roundup River Ranch! Catching up with our Texas nephews a…

Oh man, where do we start?  We have entered into a critical growth stage for our family winery...and we are so tired. Our 2 weeks off in May 2013 when we eloped is a distant memory. Honestly, we thought by…

Oh this was great fun to sit and chat about our very beginnings in the wine biz... open a bottle, pour a glass and listen in!  Cheers! Ali 

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Last week we took off an afternoon to spend with friends visiting. Showing off the Anderson Valley as we drove west to the magical Mendocino Coast. There's just something about it... the people whom we've met over the past 2…

Celebrating success, love and well, accomplishment. Six years ago today we vowed to love and support each other forever.  Six years ago today we also vowed to take our lives in a completely new direction. At the time, we had…

We're having so much fun this month. Day 10 brought a packed tasting room to up in the Anderson Valley. The latest deal if you missed the email a few days ago: A stunning release tonight for our #6000BottlesofSmithStory &amp…

The title tonight pretty much sums up the last few days, weeks, months and 6 years since we birthed Smith Story Wine Cellars. Looking back, we've accomplished everything we planned on and overcame a huge bump (more like potholes) in…

Many posts have rolled through our heads recently as we approach our 6th Anniversary. Six years ago we began putting Our Story out there, kept our word for 6 years straight, kicked the hustle game into full-throttle because sharing this…

It's not often that we sing praises about airlines! You can now jump on a flight from Denver to Santa Rosa and walk into the winery in under 4 hours.  A total game changer... AND you can check cases of…

2019 SPRING WINE RELEASE 

Our 5th Smith Story Spring Release Closes at Midnight. 

5 years, 5 years ago we had the same butterflies in our stomach as we do right now. We are beyond thrilled to produce fine…

Let's talk fine wine for a minute here... and why our wine is worth the price tag, and then some. 

Ali recently spoke on a panel with winemakers who are in charge of wineries that produce 1 million cases…

While our 2019 Smith Story Spring Wine Release is in full-swing, the weather is literally flooding Sonoma County this week. Thankfully we are on dry ground and keeping our friends and community in our thoughts, most of the businesses affected…

Introducing the 2018 Hot Brands from Wine Business Monthly: SMITH STORY WINE CELLARS 

"The All-American Wine Story" 

We are excited to finally announce our BIG NEWS to you today. Wine Business Monthly (the premier wine industry news source)…