What a spring this has been! As if time doesn’t fly by fast enough, we have to be tricked by Mother Nature?! It is so hard to believe that we are mid way through May already and yet to have any weather above 85. I do have to say, that it made for a much more enjoyable Zinfest with weather in the 80’s instead the 100’s. People actually talked about the wines and the vendors and not just the heat. That said…..it is time for this rain to go away and the warmer days to…
>>> READ MOREThe landscape is quickly changing both in the vineyards and on the winery grounds. Tender shoots are pushing out at what seems like a rapid rate. It’s one of the prettiest times of years……green grass in the rows and green tips on the vines. The winery grounds are also starting to really shape up. Things are really starting to fill in and the flowers are starting to bloom. In fact, the iris along the driveway are just about to be in full bloom. This is really going to be quite a greeting to visitors for the…
>>> READ MOREWe threw ourselves a 1st birthday party the first weekend of November, complete with chocolate cupcakes and candles. Luckily we rarely broke out into a chorus of “Happy Birthday.” If you have ever heard our family rendition of the song you would understand why. Yes, hard to believe, but just over a year ago, we washed down the cement pad, used every extension cord we could find (since we didn’t have power yet), moved a bar in and handed out over 400 yellow hardhats to our very first guests at First Sip 2008! I told people this year,…
>>> READ MOREWell….Lizzy and James spent Halloween trick or treating for candy. But our customers got to join us Halloween weekend for a “TEMP”ting treat!! The long awaited 2007 Tempranillo was released for tasting and was included in our wine club release. Feedback was very positive and we think you won’t be disappointed!!
>>> READ MORESeptember 19th and 20th we had the privilege to celebrate our Grand Opening of our new tasting room! Two days of great wine, food, music and lots of great friends (old ones and new ones!!)!!! We think we may have seen around 900 hundred of you smiling faces over the weekend! What a great turnout!! And we are also very blessed to have wonderful friends and family that jump in and help wherever needed. THANK YOU!! It was great to see the space used as it was intended…..a full tasting room, people strolling the gardens,…
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