Blending wines are one of the most enjoyable things a winemaker can do in my opinion. During fermentation, you have to babysit the fruit. You worry about stuck fermentations or fermentations that are too hot. After fermentation, it’s time to press the fruit and the wine goes into the barrel. It’s a lot of hard…
During my mandatory shutdown the first week of July, Chris and I joined Erica her husband Brian and we visited a couple of wineries in the Waconia Minnesota area. Originally we were going to visit Chankaska however, the winery did not open until 1pm so we chose a couple of wineries near us. The first…
Our motor home has been for sale for about a year. Since the unit hadn’t sold, Chris and I decided to pull it from the RV dealer lot and enjoy it. It just made no sense having it sit while we’re still paying for it. We were recently feeling pretty good about an interested party…
Our daughter Michelle turned 21 on Thursday, April 4th. Time really flies and every day I try more and more to enjoy the life given to me. I still remember that warm April Saturday! Earlier that day I was raking the boulevard, trying to get rid of all of the winter debris that was pushed…
Chris and I discovered Crocker & Star winery during a trip to Napa in 2010. We were staying at the Harvest Inn just south of St Helena. If my memory serves me there was a flyer in the lobby talking about a Cabernet release party. When I looked at the address Crocker & Starr was…
