Greetings From Sonoma!

by Melody Kettle

Spring is in full bloom in New Jersey; peonies are blooming and fruit is growing! But ever wonder what the vineyards in Sonoma look like at this time of year?

Jeff Kunde at Kunde Family Estate sent us an update.  Here's what he had to say:

It has been a very cool Spring this year and today, May 31, we are getting unseasonable rain showers. This time of year weather plays a major role in what we call "setting the crop".  The grapes are starting to bloom.  This is when the grape bunch actually goes into a flowering stage and the crop is set due to self pollination. 

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Halcyon Hosts Kunde Wine Dinner

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Last night many of Montclair’s true blues, (or authentic locals) attended the Kunde Family Estate Wine Dinner at Halcyon Seafood Brasserie, located at 112 Walnut Street., Montclair. 

This was a very special event that also brought together two Montclair families with long histories as local business owners.  For this event, Sharon Walsh Egan, host and co-owner of Halcyon, as well as Egan & Sons in Montclair and West Orange, collaborated with fellow Montclair family, the Powers, specifically, the Egans’ butcher, Martin Powers and his sister, Jacki Powers. 

Before Halcyon Seafood Brasserie occupied the space at 112 Walnut Street, it was Oppenheimer’s Wholesale Meat Distribution Company, which was owned by Jerry Kroll.  It was also the former site of Wayne Meat Corporation, which Martin Powers operates today.

Watch the video for more with Sharon Egan, Jeff Kunde, and Jacki Martin.

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