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  • this tops the wine videos i have seen... thks @VinoVotary

    • 30 Mar 2010
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    A friend just posted this on his Facebook page and I had to re-post this here.

    Enjoy... Or not, it is pretty distasteful (just the way I enjoy my 3 minute YouTube videos).  So beware!

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  • ever heard of a carbon paw print? @doggiebagswest is looking for dog lovers who have!

    • 25 Mar 2010
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    One of my clients is Nancy Blatt, the owner of Doggie Bags West, a Santa Rosa business that sells those dispensers that hold dog poop bags at dog parks, apartment complexes, hotels, office spaces, etc.  In addition to helping get them up on social networks, I am also helping her with a new contest that asks dog lovers to show off their dogs... Not that they are not already doing that!

    Nancy is dedicated to help people reduce their pet's Paw Carbon Footprint (yup, humans are not the only ones that are causing Global Warming) by selling 100% Biodegradable bags, having a commitment to dog charities and connecting with other dog lovers online.

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    Doggie Bags West has a new website, complete with a blog with latest doggie news and featuring dog owners who also share Nancy’s love of dogs and the environment. Nancy is also just getting into Twitter.... Find her at @DoggieBagsWest and soon on Facebook.

    “I want to connect with other dog lovers online to help educate others on how to be an environmentally friendly dog owner.”


    Doggie Bags West has just started a new promotion, asking all dog owners to submit their pictures of their favorite pooch along with a short bio and the answer to the question “What are you and your dog doing to help reduce your carbon paw print?”

    Each month a new dog will be featured on the Doggie Bags West Blog and will receive an In-Home Use Dispenser along with 200 ‘doggie bags.”

    In addition, Doggie Bags West will donate $1.00 to the Humane Society of the United States for each submission to the Earth-Friendly Dog of the Month Contest.

    “We chose the Human Society because it is a national charity that has proven their success in helping animals, and honestly, those commercials just break my heart and I want to do what I can to help.”


    Rules:

    • Each month Doggie Bags West will be choosing “Earth Friendly Dog of the Month”.
    • If your dog is chosen, you will receive free a In-Home Doggie Bag Dispenser/with 200 bags.
    • Simply send email a photo of your dog, with a brief description to nancy@doggiebagswest.com. 
    • Doggie Bags West will notify you if you have the most Earth Friendly dog of the month!
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  • Something fishy is going on at @M_Schlumberger.

    • 19 Mar 2010
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    • Dry Creek Valley Healdsburg Michel-Schlumberger Sonoma County Wine Events
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    Fish

    There are so many puns that I could come up with in telling you all about Fish Day at Michel-Schlumberger Wine Estate.  Instead, I will simply say that tomorrow they are kicking off their first event in their Worms to Wine Nature Series.

    Over the next six months, Michel-Schlumberger will be presenting monthly educational events that highlight their commitment to the land and showcase specific aspects of their organic and sustainable farming practices.   MS is more than a winery know for their kick ass wines, videos, silly hats and awesome social media skills.... Thanks in part to Judd, Jim and myself. :)   They are a winery that truly cares about the area that they make their wine.   They truly walk the walk when it comes to sustainable farming practices.... Take a look at today's article in the Press Democrat about them...  Oh wait, that was from Wednesday.  :)  

    I mean this one: Habitat restoration will benefit trout and salmon, about all that winemaker Mike Brunson is doing to help restore the wildlife in Dry Creek. 

    Tomorrow is Fish Day from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

    Celebrating all things fishy, they are starting the afternoon with a personal tour of the fish hatchery at Lake Sonoma with Ranger Michael Carroll to meet spawning steelhead trout face to face. Following the tour everyone will head back to Michel-Schlumberger for a walk, talk and sip with Winemaker Mike Brunson and Elliott Doss of California Fish and Game along fish friendly and recently restored Wine Creek. Finally, a personal tasting of Mike’s favorite wines will be in the Cellar.

    Event price is $20. A portion of Fish Day proceeds goes to The Friends of Lake Sonoma – a non-profit organization whose purpose is to serve and support the interpretive and visitor service programs at Lake Sonoma.

    Make sure to call the winery to reserve your seat!  707-433-7427

    For more info, check out the Event Page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=384578588856&ref=mf

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  • Happy St Partricks Day from the B&B.

    • 17 Mar 2010
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  • P/30 ~ country kitchen.

    • 13 Mar 2010
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    I had a great time at Restaurant P/30 last week.  Even though the lighting was dark, I still got some good shots.  This place is known for their chicken and waffles and everyone I was with confirmed that they were delicious.   Great place to go grab a glass of wine and share some menu items with friends!

    Find them doing a great job on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/restaurantP30

    Cheers!

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  • Guess what this is.

    • 11 Mar 2010
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    I have never seen this antique until today... Have you seen one of these? What do you think it is??

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  • wine tattoo.

    • 3 Mar 2010
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    I think I would get this before the Golden Girls tattoo.

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  • golden girls tattoo....

    • 2 Mar 2010
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    I randomly found this tattoo online when doing a search to see why Betty White was trending on Twitter.

    http://twitter.com/#search?q=Betty%20White


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  • @sifted grand opening in @downtownsr.

    • 2 Mar 2010
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    • Cupcakes Downtown Santa Rosa Santa Rosa Sonoma County Sprinkles Wine sift: a Cupcakery
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    Finally I am getting to writing my wrap-ups of the craziness of last week.  With Sonoma County Restaurant Week and the grand opening of Sift: a Cupcakery in downtown Santa Rosa, my week was filled with dining out, cupcakes and of course, I was never without my trusty iphone.

    Friday night was the Grand Opening celebration of Sift.  Owner Andrea invited local Santa Rosa business owners and media to come take a look around (their new party room should be open by the middle of March), eat some food, drink some Chandon bubbles, eat some mini cupcakes and.....

    Try pairings of Dogwood Zinfandel with cupcakes that actually had the zinfandel stirred in.  This is something special that Sift does for different winery events.  Any winery can call them up and purchase cupcakes with their own varietal blended into the frosting for wine.  Unfortunately, Sift cannot sell these cupcakes directly to the public because the alcohol in the wine isn't baked out of the frosting like it would inside the actual cake part.

    Enjoy the photobooth in the party room.  Not normally there, but it was a great addition to any party!

    Create their own cupcakes at the sprinkles bar.  Part of the party package that is offered is a cupcake decorating class where everyone can pick and choose their cakes and decorate them with a frosting of their choice and then of course, with SPRINKLES!!!

    If anyone ever visits Sift make sure to sign in on Foursquare or tweet a picture or two to @Sifted! 

    Cheers!

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  • #BarrelTasting at @M_Schlumberger

    • 1 Mar 2010
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    • Barrel Tasting Dry Creek Valley Healdsburg Michel-Schlumberger Wine Road
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    Barrel Tasting Weekends is one of the biggest events in the wine country and the biggest question on everyone’s mind is…

    Where to taste?

    Are you going to a place that has great wines, a place that is fun to hang out at, a place that has great people, a place that will be serving bites to eat, or perhaps a place where people wear funny hats? Well why not do all of the above at ONE winery?

    Michel-Schlumberger Wine Estate in Dry Creek Valley is your place!

    Come for the great wines - We will be pouring our amazing 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon and our EXTREMELY LIMITED release of 2007 Petite Sirah (40 cases ONLY). Come for the beautiful splendor of our Benchland Wine Estate and our 100 acre all-organic estate. Come for our incredible staff who will all be wearing the craziest hats we could find.

    We invite you to join in the fun by coming by the winery and wear your favorite crazy hat. There will be a contest for the best hat each weekend and then we will be adding our favorite pictures to the Michel-Schlumberger Facebook page, giving you the opportunity to win a Grand Prize voted on by our Facebook fans.

    Fans will vote by “liking the photo” and the one who gets the most votes, wins. So make sure to check back on our Facebook Page and tell all your friends to vote for your picture!

    Do you know the way to Schlumberger?

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  • About

    Hello! My name is Shana Ray, a Digital (Social Media) Marketing Director, working with wineries, restaurants & tech.

    My main website can be found at http://shanaray.com but I use this one as my social media/wine/food/music/llama blog and my way to get out my frustrations with the stuffiness that sometimes comes with wine.

    ...and I have red hair and can usually be heard before I am seen.

    I am a partner at Two Five Media and a Digital Media + PR Manager for Collaborize Classroom http://CollaborizeClassroom.com/blog

    .... yup, llamas.

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