Category Archives: Winery with picnic place

Wineries that have a place to picnic

Get Rich Quick Scheme

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Mirjam

“Ora et Labora”, historically the mantra of the Northern provinces of the Netherlands. Totally opposite of this are the “Get Rich Quick Schemes” -> if it is too goo to be true… What does this have to do with Real … Continue reading →

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Reverse Mortgage – a way to foreclosure proof your house.

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Mirjam

A few days ago I had coffee with David Carter, he is a reverse mortgage specialist at BofA. When I initially heard about reverse mortgage I thought is was some sort of a scam… I was wrong. As with any … Continue reading →

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Open House!

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Mirjam

It used to be that doing an open house wasn’t that effective for selling a home. A few years ago the numbers showed that less than 0.5% of the houses was sold as result of an open house. But the … Continue reading →

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Green living in Sonoma County

Posted on May 18, 2008 by Mirjam

Did you see the new homes at Bridge Trail at the North Village ? It’s developed by Hugh Futrell, a great developer who does unusual projects. He also build The Burbank on seventh street in Santa Rosa. Both developments have … Continue reading →

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Great time to sell too!

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Mirjam

Today a totally different thought. You will read everywhere how bad the market (Press Democrat) is, that we are in a depression (see CNBC article), but don’t forget, the current market conditions do have a silver lining. Home owners who … Continue reading →

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Barrel Tasting !

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Mirjam

Yes, last weekend was the first weekend for this years Russian River Wine Road barrel tasting. Coming weekend will be the second. But last weekend was great and there were some great wines to taste. Make sure you pick up … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Healdsburg – great destinaton for wine lovers

Posted on November 18, 2007 by Mirjam

Seghesio is one of our favorite wineries, members of their Centennial wine club are invited to club events, visit with family members and get to taste the limited production wines. Yesterday’s November Wine release party’s theme was a taste of … Continue reading →

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Soggy weekend

Posted on October 13, 2007 by Mirjam

This weekend is going to be a soggy weekend in Sonoma County. The unseasonable rain has the grape growers running to harvest the grapes before they rot (see PD article)and the rain will not boost buyers confidence to go shopping … Continue reading →

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Grape Crush in Wine Country

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Mirjam

There is a reason life is good in Sonoma County. It’s harvest time and the grape crush is in progress. Prime time to go wine tasting and get a feel how the expectations are for this year’s harvest. So far … Continue reading →

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