The Festival at Rancho Ricardo--Sunday, July 27th, 2008

We have plans, big plans for you, cool Colorado is waiting. A wonderful group of the Rancho Ricardo Wine members, family, friends and neighbors plus more progress in the Garden, but most of all, a renuion of the spirits. (a Morris Ranch 2005 Pinot Noir) Read more...

The summer of 2008

Actually, the summer of 2oo8 begins well before ....

The annual cycle for us begins in May and continues through  our great summer with family and friends in Colorado.  October  brings the snow and our eventual escape back to our warm weather hideaway for the winter......  Read more...

Still a good story........

Twas the night before harvest, and all through the fields
Not a creature was stirring, who cares about yields

The ranch hands were sleeping, all sung in their beds
With visions of hard work, and more work ahead

When down on the road, there came such a clatter
Ricardo awoke to find, what was the matter….

What appeared in the light, of the moon all aglow
Was a tractor, a trailer, in the fields far below

As Ricardo got dressed, and ran out the door
He knew that the chase, could be a big chore Read more...

A year in the planning, the day has come and gone.........

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A GOOD START......

The moment that I learned of the Crushpad fine wine making program for wanna be wine makers, I knew that they had me in mind. I am the poster boy for the 'Good Start but weakens in the streach' project manager ever......                     I once talked a co-worker into a joint venture in building a hangglider. After months and months of finding, making and assembling the parts, it was time to decide who would fly this bird off the mountain. After much discussion my partner in the project insisted that I would take the 'Hindenburg' as we called it, on it's maden flight. Read more...

Crushers In Action (CIA)

We moved silently through the twilight, armed with the mightiest of Northern California wepons, stealthly we moved past the rows of perfectly manicured vines, taking only what we needed to complete our mission in the city. We will travel to a place known only to a few fortunate souls, for this is our last gathering before the ultimate attack on.......               

Let's pause to give you some backgroung at this point.....  We were inticed to this siene by the relentless verbal and visual assults on our senses, We are a very diverse group, who's mission was to follow the unbelieveable intense barage of tantilizing visions of creation and fulfillment. Having been ravaged by the lack of any meaningful connection with the earth, we have come together on this late evening in September, armed to the cork with wild eyed courage and determination...... Read more...

Oh! can it be, can it be.........