International Wine Review: Report 79: The Wines of Anderson Valley Incredibly scores and reviews of our current Anderson Valley Pinot Noirs!

Fortune Magazine: Business Seek Creative solutions as California wineries are ordered to close.  Alison Smith-Story, cofounder (with husband Eric) and president of Smith Story Wine Cellars, which has tasting rooms in Anderson Valley and Russian River Valley, says the timing couldn’t be worse. “We were just seeing a little bit of recovery from the Q4 fires and PG&E power outages of 2019,” she says. To compound the stress, they source grapes from growers, and Smith-Story notes that “grower bills are all due in March each year.”

Esther Mobley of the San Francisco Chronicle: While sheltering in place, California wineries rush to offer virtual wine tastings.   Smith Story Wines’ virtual-tasting debut, on March 21, “was a hot mess, quite honestly,” laughs co-owner Ali Smith Story. She and her husband, Eric Story, were running on little sleep and high anxiety, and they kept experiencing technical glitches. They had to switch from a video conference to Instagram Live halfway through. Despite it all, they received lots of positive feedback from viewers. “They all laughed with us,” says Smith Story.

The NorthBay Business Journal: 7 ways California wineries can connect with customers sheltering at home  Paw-some marketing on social media. Bad pun aside, Alison Smith-Story and her husband, Eric, have chronicled the story of their small winery on social media since the beginning stages. Along for the ride, their goldendoodle named Sandwich happens to have almost 80,000 followers on Instagram at @sandwichthedoodle.

Grape Experiences: Wine and Peace – Weekend Vibes in Anderson Valley