July 19th Nine and Wine a Blast!

After playing a deviously challenging executive nine in Sebastopol (most of the holes were par threes but they 200 yards plus and they had tiny greens). We scooted over to the winery for some refreshing tastes of a 2005 Sauvignon Blanc. On hand was a friend of my father, Danny Chung, who happens to be a Master Sommelier (fewer than 200 in the US). So discussions of wine was at a higher level than normal.

After lunch at the winery long table, we enjoyed tasting some futures wine in the cellar room. We tried Malbecs, Merlots, Cabs and even Ports. At the end we filled a few bottles and our guests not only corked the bottles but labeled them too. Just another golf and wine event with the 19th Hole Wine Club. Come out for the next one!

Wine Business Investment Opportunities

19th Hole Wines is gaining traction in the local private club market and being introduced next month to the Asian market (which is exploding for wine and golf). I need funding to help ramp up production and assist with marketing and sales efforts. The model I have constructed is for a 10,000 case production and sales of whites and reds at a custom crush facility in the Sonoma Valley.

If you'd like to discuss these further my phone number is 707-529-6458.

Golf and bottling outing during British Open July 19

British Open week is always special to me since I had two good finishes in that tournament in 1985 (25th) and 1986 (72nd). To get everyone in the mood for some great links golf at Royal Birkdale I'm throwing a golf event July 19th up here in the Russian River Valley appellation at a course called Sebastopol.

After a quick round we'll get to some wine fun at my wine production loacation just down the road, Cahill Winery. We'll grill, taste the three wines I have in barrels and then bottle a barrel I have of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (24 cases). If you like the wine, we'll have a bottling day special and you can bring home some!

Cost for the day, $60. You can call me at 707-529-6458 to sign up.

Bodega Bay Golf Outing June 13th

I've moved the 19th Hole Golf Outing to Bodega Bay Golf Club and we're full with four groups. The next outing is during the second round of the British Open in July. Hope you can make it.

I have a US Open contest on my golf school site so I'll encourage you to pick a winner, beside Tiger. The winner will get a two-day golf school with me in the wine country. Enter here or send an email to me at kris.moe@sbcglobal.net

Favorite Golf Destinations

I've got quite a few great great places I've had a chance to play golf when I played on tour. Closest to my home is the Monterey Peninisula with Pebble Beach, Spyglass and Spanish Bay. The under appreciated stars down there include Fort Ord's Bayonet (a monster that has held numerous PGA Tour qualifying tournaments) and Del Monte Golf Club (only 6,000 yards but a classic test). If you've got the pull Cypress Point and Monterey Peninsula Country Club (two great tracks). Just up in Santa Cruz is an Alister Mackensey layout called Pasatiempo (open to public for cool $240). Few would know it but he also designed Claremont CC in Oakland and Green Hills CC in Millbrae also in Northern California.

San Francisco has four great courses but they're all private, SF Golf Club, Olympic Club, Lake Merced and California Club. All gems with Cypress Oaks keeping you honest with your driver.

Some of countries top courses were built at a time of great wealth, for some. From 1890 to 1925 our country's big metropolitan areas like NY, Chicago and Philly built great courses. We're having a similar trend these days with Charles Schwab building golf monuments in Hawaii and Montana. I wouldn't be surprised if Bill Gates is right behind him. In this area young Bill Getty is building a new course in Napa with designer Bill Doak of Bandon Dunes fame.

Australia is incredible for golf. I was lucky enough to play the tour there for three years and got to play the best courses there. Many are Mackensey designs (I'm still blown away how they traveled the world in those days) such as Royal Melboune and New South Wales. The turf conditions in Aussie is amazing, the best I've ever seen. The greens are scary quick and wind is almost always blowing. These conditions really demand good ball striking, it's no wonder so many great players come from the "land down under".

Another great spot for golf is the UK. So much great links land with marvelous landscapes that border on fantasy golf. And in the summer where "dark-thirty" is close to 11:00 pm, there's time to play 54 holes if you have it in you. In northern England, some call it England's Golf Coast, you have Royal Berkdale, Formby (where I lost to Colin Montgomery in British Am), Royal Lytham St. Annes and Royal Liverpool. Like great golf destinations every where, the local folk love their golf and being a golfer you are welcomed with open arms (and a pint).

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