The winds of change are making their way through the vineyard. The temperatures in the past week have turned cooler and often the wind has a bite to it. The leaves on the vines are in a state of changing colors and gently letting go and falling to the ground. The various plots around the… Continue reading Autumn’s Palette
They have started the winter pruning here in the vineyard. I guess this means we have to face the fact that Winter is coming. We have no idea why they just pruned these few rows in this probably four-acre plot. I love the grape stuck in this vine.
Monday Fun Day! Monday our friend Xavi picked us up at 8:30a.m. and took us on an adventure to the Priorat wine region (D.O. Montsant). Xavi told us that first, we would stop for breakfast in the town of Valls. When we arrived at Restaurant Ca l' Àngel we walked into a room where a table… Continue reading A Day of Wine, Food, Wine, Food, and More Wine
When you see this out of your living room window...you just can't ignore it. Well, I couldn't ignore it. Absolutely spectacular! You can't take just a couple photos of a sunset (isn't that right, Donna?). It keeps changing. All of these photos were taken over seven minutes. "There is one spectacle grander than the sea,… Continue reading The Majesty of Sunsets
To all the grapes they didn't pick I see you hanging on the vines It makes me very sad It isn't that you're bad I wish you had become some wines. (Sung to the tune "To All The Girls I've Loved Before" by Willie Nelson)
The Winery Woman 