We've had a busy day of running errands and grocery shopping and taking care of some business stuff. It is now 5:00 p.m. and I have more to do so today's blog is a bit short. A couple of weeks ago we went to the winery office to find Hanna and ask her a question.… Continue reading Bottling Wine: A Quick View
It is the end of a four-day holiday weekend. Pretty much everything is shut except restaurants. I'm sure those have done a fantastic business! The transportation department predicted that 400,000 cars would leave Barcelona for the weekend. And they did. We discovered that first hand last year when on Good Friday we went to take… Continue reading Long walks are good for the soul
We've had a relaxing day today compared to the past couple of weeks. We had breakfast outside this morning. It was sunny and the day started without wind. As we were having breakfast we noticed that our fountain wasn't working very well so we ended up spending the next hour or so emptying it and… Continue reading Time Well Spent
Ah, the cycle of life in the vineyard! Friday when we were driving out we noticed that they were planting more Malvasia vines. You can read about the variety here. They planted some shortly before we arrived last year and we were bummed that we didn't get to see it. So...very excited to be able… Continue reading The Birth of Malvasia
Yippee!!! It's here! It's FINALLY here!!! The First Day of Spring!!! Woohoo!! Yippee!! Time to celebrate! Happy Dance time!! But wait...why is it so cold and what is that white stuff on the hills across from the vineyard? Really? Who made Winter so angry this year? My friend Valerie Stover back in North Carolina posted… Continue reading Happy First Day of Spring!!!
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