Wine and Music and Friends…With a View!
2022-07-29
Here is the latest post on Wine Saves Lives! A magical night on the top of Sachau Hill with great friends, great wine and food, and a musical soundtrack!
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Lineage: Life and Love and Six Generations in California Wine
by Steven Kent Mirassou
Hardcover – June 2021
Steven Kent Mirassou received his BA in American Literature from the George Washington University and his MA in Literature from NYU. He was born in the Salinas Valley and grew up in San Jose and Los Gatos before going east to college. Lineage: Life and Love and Six Generations in California Wine is his first book.
Mirassou started his wine career in sales but found his true passion after moving into the production side of the business in 1996. Steven has made the highest rated wines from the Livermore Valley, is a founder of the Mount Diablo Highlands Wine Quality Alliance, and the President of the Livermore Valley Wine Growers Association.
Steven has four adult children, April Coffey, Aidan Mirassou, Katherine Mirassou, and Sara Mirassou. He lives in Livermore, CA with his wife, Beth Murray Mirassou, and their two dogs
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How Time Affects Wine Aromas
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Here is my latest post in Wine Saves Lives! In it, I write about the effects of time on the aromas in wine. I hope you enjoy!
The Texture of Sharing
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A Deep Dive into Cabernet Franc
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The Lineage Wine Collection winemaking team got together recently to drink and talk about the similarities and differences between the Livermore Valley’s finest Cab Franc – L’Autre Côte – and the legendary Samur Champigny producer, Clos Rougeard.
Lineage Available on Amazon.com
2021-09-07
Today, my book Lineage: Life and Love and Six Generations in California Wine is officially birthed to the world and available on Amazon.com. What an amazing feeling! I spent about 18 months before and during Covid writing this love letter to cellars and vineyards, wine, and those crazy and wonderful
Soil
2021-07-15
The first time I saw our former estate vineyard rolling up from the valley floor to the base of the Altamont hills, the late rays of the summer afternoon were throwing shadows out long and epic on the loamy ground. I slowly drove my truck around the perimeter of the
Covid & Cabernet Franc
2021-03-29
I am just settling into my office after having gotten my second covid shot earlier today. From a business standpoint, vaccination is all about opening the doors again and opening the doors wide so that we can continue to provide great experiences and great wine for people. That’s the ostensible
The Fruit Abides
2020-08-18
Never have we experienced so much uncertainty…the health of our family and friends, the long-term health of our business, the way the world will look after Covid. In the midst of all that we do not know comes the one thing that we can count on, the one thing that
Livermore Arise!
2018-12-18
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