Before that trip to Ridge this past Sunday, BK and I headed over to Cupertino to help bottle the Bonfire Vineyards Chardonnay. I tasted it before we got everything set up and was quite impressed with what I found: apple, pear, coconut, pineapple, and light butter. In fact, it seemed familiar to me, so I […]
Last Sunday found me back in Cupertino, working on more Bonfire Vineyards wine. This time, I knew exactly what to do and got to sanitizing the tools and containers right away. The plan was to press the Cabernet Sauvignon and the Syrah. The first was a batch of grapes from Los Altos Hills, near to […]
Last night found me at a holiday dinner party with good friends. Dessert led me to the inspiration for a great Christmas gift for a wine lover. The cellar rat pulled out a bottle of his Slow Burn port and a small decanter for just such an occasion. It was so cute, I had to […]
Part 2 in my recent Bonfire Vineyards winemaking adventure in Los Gatos… If you haven’t already, read part 1 here.
Working with the wine press took a minute or so to figure out, but once I got the hang of it, it was almost like reading body language, telling me what to do with its […]
Last Sunday found me back near the Santa Cruz Mountains, over in Cupertino, for an entire day of making wine. I’ve mentioned my friend Ryan– the cellar rat– before, as we worked together at Thomas Fogarty and because he makes his own label (Bonfire Vineyards).
Well, I finally got the chance to help out with his […]
Lucky you, readers and drinkers, that I keep coming across these fun posts that almost got lost in the new blog/old blog adjustment. I just found two pages, folded up and a little stained, from our camping trip back in July. Here’s what I wrote:
This is my second morning waking up in a tent. I […]
I am so proud of my friend Ryan Teeter, known in some circles as the cellar rat. On a Sunday back in August he and his wife Sara (also my friend and fellow blogger) gave their first tasting for Bonfire Vineyards. Featured were several of his wines that have won awards recently. At the Orange […]
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