I have to say that May has been a crazy, fun, exciting whirlwind of a month from start to finish. Since we had our kids, I have always said that May is one of the craziest months. Usually it’s filled with ball games and end of the year school activities. Well, this month was no different in that respect(YES…Kirsten’s softball team is undefeated to date)! BUT…this year, the winery has added to the whirlwind!!! May began with the Lodi International Wine Awards pouring on May 1st. This was a really fun event with a lot…
>>> READ MOREThe last day of January we got initiated into the world of public pourings. As usual we jumped right in for something big instead of easing into the experience. So…. we poured for the first time at ZAP Festival which includes about 250 wineries pouring just Zinfandel. It was a long day but we were well received, especially by the trade, including other wineries. It was awesome to have other wineries that we have loved and respected for years sending people our way! What a pat on the back that was!!! February 14th & 15th we…
>>> READ MOREOkay…I think this winery thing may have some extra benefits! What a great time we had at Harney Lane’s Open House on December 6th! It seems that most Christmas’ go by so fast that we fail to catch up with many of our friends. So this year we are blessed because so many of you stopped in to see us and catch up on this crazy adventure we are on. Thank you all!!! The winery building was a bit chilly but it was filled with warm hearts and well wishes. (And a fair amount of buying too!) Even the harvester generated a…
>>> READ MORENovember 8th & 9th we pulled out all the stops to get ready for Lodi’s First Sip Event! It was well worth the work as we had a great turnout and made lots of new friends already!!! The week before was CRAZY! In fact, we still had to run extension cords for power and luckily…the plumber placed the toilet Friday afternoon. Just in the nick of time! That said, we had lots of positive feedback and people were good sports about wearing their “construction” hats. We’ve been planning for soooo long that it seemed a bit…
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