Thanks to a reader tip (thanks John) and an email sent to David Page at Shinn Estate Vineyards, I’ve learned that Juan Micieli-Martinez, formerly of Pellegrini Vineyards, is now formerly of Shinn Estate Vineyards as well. Or he will be by mid-August. "He has done a great job for us at Shinn during his time with us. Barbara and I wish him the best," Page told me in an email. He’s been offered the winemaker position at Martha Clara Vineyards. I haven’t heard from Juan yet and I have no idea at this point what is going on with Gilles…
Posts Written OnJuly 23, 2007
How Much is the Stuff in Your Refrigerator Worth? (AKA: The continued Sears saga)
So if you had to replace every single item in both your freezer and your refrigerator, how much would it cost you? Sears seems to think, despite what we’ve told them, that $100 is more than enough to replace our lost goods. Yes, the same company that took two weeks to tell us the dead refrigerator they sold us less than a year ago couldn’t be fixed (the new one is being delivered today) has informed us that they will only reimburse us $100. This was after them asking us to put together a written estimate to replace the food…