Bread Free Update
I’m through week one of my gluten free diet. So far the hardest part has been explaining to people that there’s no good reason...
Read moreI’m through week one of my gluten free diet. So far the hardest part has been explaining to people that there’s no good reason...
Read moreSaturday morning Stefania and I set out to check on all the vineyards. We like to do this about every six weeks or so. We’ll visit each...
Read moreYesterday a friend started this posting on the Wine Spectator forums about this article from the New York Times. The article is about the growing...
Read moreI’ve just updated the website with the new wines we will be releasing in the fall. Check the ‘Wines’ page for details. We will...
Read moreLast week Stefania and I were able to get away for four days to Lake Tahoe. We went on a couple of long bike rides on Sunday and Monday in
Read moreSalami, Mimolette, Truffle triple cream from Cowgirl Creamery and local honey…yumm!  ...
Read moreLast night, after an 88 minute hike at Calero, we settled ourselves out back on the deck and relaxed. Paul had a martini and a cigar, I had a...
Read moreAfter this year we will have outgrown the space at Chaine d’Or. We’ve got a few plans we’ve been kicking around and the one we...
Read moreMy day job today was supposed to be bookkeeping and getting caught up in the office. Instead, I’ve set myself up outdoors on the deck under...
Read moreI promised Paul I would reconcile the bank account today, but since I’m feeling about a zillion times better than I have in days, I decided...
Read moreI think I’ll start this post as a rant. I’ve been to Urgent Care twice now in the past 6-7 years. Once for stitches to close a...
Read moreOne of my favorite books on the Santa Cruz Mountains is ‘Mountain Vines, Mountain Wines. Two years ago the authors contacted us about a...
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