Blog – Page 36 – Stefania Wine

Posted 26 June 2009 3790

I’ve chronicled my Ranch 99 exploits a few times: http://stefaniawine.blogspot.com/search?q=ranch+99 This week fresh live lobster was $7.99...

Posted 24 June 2009 3796

For the last few weeks Rachel and Jerry have been busy in the vineyards with what I always think of as the last work of Spring. After flowering...

Posted 22 June 2009 3771

I’ll admit it, we have a gardener. He comes every other Thursday to do the typical suburban Mow ‘N Blow. We had a terrible clover and...

Posted 19 June 2009 3792

No, not a blog about s-e-x, but real birds and real bees. BEES! I took Paul out front lastnight (while the wine decanted) to show him two...

Posted 17 June 2009 3795

I made my own version of Pepper Relish yesterday. Unique ingredients that I add are fresh ginger, jalapenos, and serrano peppers. Typically I will...

Posted 16 June 2009 3679

We entered two wines into the 33rd Annual Orange County Fair Commercial Wine Competition and won! Ok, we didn’t win BIG, but still! The two...

Posted 15 June 2009 3729

Last week we hiked the long trail at Calero Park. I carried in binoculars and my little camera while Paul hauled our snacks, water, first aid kit...

Posted 12 June 2009 3755

We will be in the winery tomorrow from 11 AM to 3PM for our summer open house. We will have 5-6 different wines to try and I will be cooking

Posted 10 June 2009 3787

I keep promising updates of the suburban vineyard project, so here it is. Below, a before photo during a rain storm before the vines went in. Last...

Posted 08 June 2009 3835

Paul wants to hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon (GC), stay overnight, then hike out. I think he’s nuts, but have agreed to sign up on...

Posted 06 June 2009 3725

The pictures are limited some by the fact I spent the entire time loading glass on to the truck 🙂 It had just turned 60 when we set out at

Posted 05 June 2009 3599

Tomorrow we will be up at Big Basin Vineyards to bottle our remaining 2007 wines. There hasn’t been much drama building up to this bottling...