I think that one of the most intriguing things about wine is not the wine itself but people’s reaction to it. And I think the range of wines available is just about as wide as the range of palates you find. This has been a new experience for me as I stand on the other side of the bar or the table at a wine event and listen to people describe the wines. I have had everthing from the simple…”that’s good” to ….a description of multiple aromas and flavors …..to a full description of how the wine would…
>>> READ MOREFriday, July 30th our family received a great honor. Our business was inducted into the California Agricultural Heritage Club. This is an award honoring….”California farms, ranches, organizations and agribusinesses that have preserved an economic liability in the state with a bare requirement of at least one entire century. Applicants are entailed to submit a completed application and documentation providing proof of ownership over the last 100 years.” As many of you have heard us tell, our property on Harney Lane was purchased by Fred Schnaidt, George’s great grandfather, in 1900. Then in the first decade…
>>> READ MOREEarlier this month we hosted our first Winemakers Dinner for our Wine:30 Club. It was a bit crazy in the final prep minutes but turned out to be a great success!! I think that the day was one of the windiest we have had all year and while weather reports predicted winds to die down at 5pm it was still windy with gusts to 30 mph at 6:40 (20 minutes to showtime!) So…..in the last few minutes we moved 1/3 of the tables further tucked in on the patio. So we sat very “cozy” out…
>>> READ MOREWhat 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…
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