Darius Miller

Darius Miller

How to Blend Wine – Part 2

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Review: Last week we talked about how are we going to take 8 barrels of Cabernet Franc and figure out what went into bottles, on tap, and what was going to be used in a future blend. In review: the…

How to Blend Wine – Part 1

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Blending wine is easy: Gather some barrels of wine, Gather some friends to taste the wine, Blend the barrels you want together – done. It should be easy, But it isn’t and for reasons, you might not have considered. A…

The Fly

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[dc]I[/dc] sit by the pond meditating. My body is relaxed, breathing is smooth and easy. I feel the rise and fall of each breath. My spine is straight and supple – I am grounded. I hear the waterfall, the song…

Try Before You Buy

Come Taste Some Wine There are not many places where you can try before you by, but that isn’t true @ Koi Zen. Our trained staff will take you on a journy around California explaining the history of each wine,…

Winery Tour

Hang Out and Zen Out in Our Award-Winning Tasting Room We have over 2200 square feet of Tasting Room decked out with comfy chairs, couches, and tables which is a great place to unwind and have a glass of wine…

A Walk in the Park

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Last Sunday morning a group of us met at the winery and caravanned up to Deer Park Monastery north of Escondido. The Monastery was established in 2000 by Thich Nhat Hanh and covers over 400 acres high up in the…

Bling and More Bling

About 10 days ago, I was up in Sonoma drinking some fine wine and hanging out with some friends in the vineyard. What I didn’t tell you last week was why I was up there and how important of a…

Baby Grapes Have Arrived

I spent last weekend hanging out in Sonoma with some friends planning some really cool stuff that you will hear about in a week or so, but the house we stayed in is in the middle of a large vineyard.…

5 Years Ago, Today…

5 years ago, I stood in the parking lot puffing on what was to be my last cigarette. I was nervous. My heart was racing and my mind spinning. The words I hear moments ago rattled me to the core.…

Sad Times and Sad People

On Monday, Lisa was opening the winery for a yoga class and discovered that the winery had been broken into. The window next to the front door had been smashed and there was glass all over the floor. She called…