To warmer days and longer nights . . .
Now that we’re into the second week of June it feels more and more like summer each day. The days have been warm, the nights have been long and exciting summer plans that once seemed so far away are rapidly approaching! One of my favorite things about summer are the long, warm evenings. There’s nothing better than sitting outside with friends and family while enjoying some good food and delicious wines.
As a matter of fact that is just what our crew was up to this past Sunday while attending and pouring wine at the 9th annual Paso Pinot and Paella Festival. The weather was right, the food was delicious and the wine was flowing. The event hosted a sold out crowd in the downtown Templeton Community Park and those who were lucky enough to attend experienced something truly special; local food, live music, Paso Pinot and a sense of community. This year we poured our 2010 Whale Rock Pinot Noir and our 2010 Blind Faith Pinot Noir, both of which were big hits. If this is an event you want to attend next year, get your tickets early because I have a feeling it will sell out even faster than this year!
In other exciting news, our Grappa barn is coming along quite nicely (pictures below). The 100-year-old barn has a lot of character and it’s a lot of fun refurbishing the old structure so we can put it to use. When it’s all said and done this barn will be a pretty amazing space to host our still and make Grappa. There is quite a lot of work to be done on the structure but that doesn’t keep us from experiencing a great sense of excitement and anticipation for this new endeavor. Stay tuned and stay thirsty my friends!
Till next time,
Cheers,
Luke
