My first effort at making my own wine was in the late 1960’s (I was a teenager about 17 years old) in Florida trying to make orange wine. Not knowing anything about, it was less than successful (miserable failure is a good description).
Fast forward 40+ years, and here I go again, but this time I spent more time and effort learning what to do. And I am now making some wines that wine awards.
I am a professional engineer with a background in mining and project
management. I currently reside with my wife and our smart dog
in Northern California, midway between the Napa Valley and the
Livermore Valley wineries.
Since coming to California over 40 years ago I have come to like and
appreciate wines.
I am now starting (again, but this time the RIGHT way) to learn the
art and craft of wine making. And this website is about that
experience.
This site is to pass on what I am doing, and how you can do it too!
Where possible I will place worthwhile references.
Our logo is based on a Border Collie. When I started it was with
Prince a rough coat McNab Border Collie and a very smart dog and was
very good a finding his treasures. Our current smart dog is
Red, a reddish brown Border Collie, also very good at finding
treasurers.
My first effort at making my own wine was in the late 1960’s (I was
a teenager about 17 years old) in Florida trying to make orange
wine. Not knowing anything about, it was less than successful
(miserable failure is a good description). Fast forward
40 years, and here I go again, but this time I spent more time and
effort learning what to do. Where
possible I will place worthwhile references under the links heading.