Located on a benchland of the Gavilan Mountains in the shadow of the Pinnacles National Monument, the place we know today as Chalone Vineyard began its journey on the wine frontier more than 100 years ago. A Frenchman, Charles Tamm, planted the first grapevines on the isolated property. 
The journey that continued over the next 60 years was as wild as the Gavilan benchland itself the property changed hands many times, partnerships came and went, sometimes peacefully, other times in a heated moment. Technology didnt exist on the benchland electricity (without a generator) wouldnt exist until the mid 1980s. Life at Chalone truly was a life on the frontier. 
In the 1960s, Richard Graff, just out of the Navy, and looking for a career fell in love with Chalone. He set his mind to it, and eventually he and his family were able to purchase it. Then in 1972, Philip Woodward, a young accountant, signed on to help run the business while Graff made the wines. It was the beginning of a beautiful partnership, and the foundation of the company that has evolved out of this incredible property and these two incredible people: the Chalone Wine Group. 
Today, the Chalone Wine Group is made up of eight wineries in locations from eastern Washington state to the south central coast of California. It was the first premium winery to go public more than a decade before it became fashionable to do so. The company has forged a strong relationship with its French partner, Domaines de Barons Rothschild (Lafite). Its poised and ready to enter a new century and a new millennium with much potential yet unexplored. 
Chalone: A Journey on the Wine Frontier is at once the history of a place and all of the interesting people who took up residence there over the years as well as the personal journey and recollections of Philip Woodward, the co-founder of the modern Chalone Vineyard and the chairman of the Chalone Wine Group. 
It is a story with good times and bad, triumph and tragedy, and an ending that has yet to be written.

Chalone: A Journey on the Wine Frontier

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Walter, Gregory S.

Woodward, W. Philip

Beverages & Wine

Carneros Press

The first book to document the complete baseball records of the lesser-know journeyman players of the Pacific Coast League, "My Heroes: Complete Records of Pacific Coast League Stars From The ‘30s, ‘40s and ‘50s," by James Rebollini, has just been published by Carneros Press. "My Heroes" is the culmination of years of painstaking research, but also of years of Rebollini’s passion for baseball and for Pacific Coast League baseball in particular. The period between 1930 and 1960 was in many ways the golden age of baseball. Before television made the game literally a household fixture, attending a game and seeing the players in person was a magical experience. Minor League baseball teams, like those in the Pacific Coast League, made baseball accessible to the masses even outside the big cities. "Baseball back then was a lot different than baseball today. First, there was a war on and many of these players were 4-F or on the verge of being called into service. Thus, there were a lot of ‘older’ players who were well into their 40s and still playing the game. The rosters were constantly changing. Where did these players come from? Where did they play before coming into the PCL? Without stardom, there weren’t too many career records to look up in those days… This is why I decided to research and create this book," said Author James Rebollini, in the book’s introduction.

My Heroes: Complete Records of Pacific Coast League Stars from the '30s, '40s and '50s

Rebollini, James

"Clos Pepe: A Vigneron's Quest For Great Dirt" by Stephen P. Pepe is a compelling story about the author's journey from successful attorney, home winemaker and backyard vineyardist in Long Beach, Calif., to a true vigneron (French for one who cultivates a vineyard for making wine) in the then up-and-coming Santa Rita Hills wine region in Santa Barbara County. It's a journey of change and exploration at times light-hearted and ironic and at other times deliberative and frustrating with the culmination being the creation of one of the finest Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards and wine brands in California. "In 1994, after several years of learning the ropes with our starter vineyard in Long Beach, we purchased a real vineyard in the Santa Rita Hills," said Author Stephen P. Pepe, in the book's Preface. "Actually, what we bought was a 40-acre horse ranch in Lompoc, California, which we then converted to a vineyard by means of hard-labor sweat equity, ad hoc strategies applied to unanticipated problems and emergencies, and most importantly, our mutual determination to fulfill a dream." The cast of characters in Clos Pepe is a diverse one. The main players are Stephen Pepe, the storyteller, vigneron and an attorney by trade; Catherine Pepe, Stephen's wife, also an attorney; Catherine's son Wes Hagen, artist/scholar-in-residence, and Clos Pepe's vineyardist and winemaker; Wes's wife Chanda Hagen; and the original vineyard dog, Bud, the Dalmatian.

Clos Pepe: A Vigneron's Quest For Great Dirt

Stephen P. Pepe

"Abby... Again" by Arloa Jane Walter is a collection of short stories following the adventures of Abby Harris, a retired social worker with a love of helping others and stopping those who work to scam the elderly and take their money. Abby has worked undercover for Gene Broderick, her friend and investigator for the Department of Corporations many times and always seems to be called upon to help and the most inopportune times. Abby's adventures take her as far away as Ireland and the Napa Valley and as close as her own kitchen. We never know where Abby will end up next; you will see when you read "Abby... Again."

Abby... Again

Literature & Fiction

Walter, Arloa Jane

Action & Adventure

"What is Employee Engagement? And why should I care?" I was one of the leaders asking these questions. If you are too, join me now for a trip behind the Corporate Curtain to explore Employee Engagement, the new gold standard in management. This accessible guide shows you how to create the best program for your organization - resulting in new growth, increased profits and empowered employees.

Engage! How to Create the Best Employee Engagement Program for Your Organization

Business & Money

King, Mary

Management & Leadership

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