How to Blend Wine – Part 3
Aging: Last time I talked about how varietals that grow together go together – most time, but to really get a nice wine, you have to do a lot of …
History
How to Blend Wine – Part 2
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 …
How to Blend Wine – Part 1
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 …
The Fly
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 – …
A Walk in the Park
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Hurry Up and Wait
I have heard the expression “hurry up and wait” over and over while working with the military for over 20 years and the same expression is true around the winery. …