Life's Adventures
A lot has happened since 1854 when Abel Helman and Eber Emery staked claims to a fertile valley in southern Oregon, now called Ashland. Continue Reading →
“When we bought the property we had no idea what we were going to do,” Bill Steele said. “We weren’t farmers. I’d never even been on a tractor before. Our philosophy was analyze the land and let it tell us what to grow, instead of imparting our will onto it.” Continue Reading →
This ancient grape is mainly found in the southern Italian region of Campania, in the district of Falerno del Massico and Sannio. “Campania is best known for the appealing cacophony of Naples, the beauty of the Amalfi Coast and the cerulean blue waters of Capri more so than it is for wine,” says Karen MacNeil in The Wine Bible. While there were only three main wineries in 1970, today more than 100 exist. The grape varieties also top 100. One of them being Falanghina Greco Continue Reading →
Northern Italy is blessed with the Julian Alps (hence the name Giulia). To the north are Austria and Slovenia. To the south lies the Gulf of Trieste and the winelands of Veneto to the west. Wines from this region are very fresh and fruity as are typical from cool climate wine zones. The signature white grape from Friuli is Friulano. Continue Reading →
Vivác (Vee Vok) in Spanish means “high-altitude refuge” and Vivác Winery is exactly that, sitting at 6,000 ft above sea level in the mountains of Taos, New Mexico. Surrounded by apple orchards this lovely winery is the original family farm where brothers Jesse and Chris Padberg were born. Today the winery and vineyards is a partnership between the brothers and their wives. Jesse,the main winemaker, gained his passion by studying in Chile, tasting wines in his free time, and later backpacking in Europe where he found his calling.