Dacalier Wine Blog

It’s a Throw Down

My sister came into town a couple of weeks ago, and we decided to have a mini family reunion. We invited our cousin and his ...<< MORE >>

Master Cooper Francis Durand -

Things are humming away at the winery, we are topping off barrels, doing a bit of bottling, and lots of cleaning. Not a lot ...<< MORE >>

And Me Without My Coffee

The Tejada vineyard is a good vineyard; it is a great location and had a good climate well suited for growing Grenache (and Tempranillo)....<< MORE >>

Some days are more interesting than others…

I looked through a couple of emails, and around lunch time a packed up a case of wine to ship. This is ...<< MORE >>

Rib eyes and King Crab

You see, my Father in-law is in town, which means Saturday night is Surf and Turf night. Around here, our surf and ...<< MORE >>

Memorial Day Thoughts

Here I am sitting on the back patio, it's Memorial Day and the girls have just been fed and put down for what ...<< MORE >>

New beginnings and old weather

First and foremost I need to say congratulations to Erica and Dave on the birth of their twins. I had a chance to visit ...<< MORE >>

Mexican food for their Birthday....every year

We haven't updated the blog in almost 2 weeks and the main reason is that Erica finally gave birth to our beautiful twin girls ...<< MORE >>

Shout out to AVA

"AVA is the abbreviation for American Viticultural Area, or an American grape-growing region. Like the AOCs of France and DOCs of Italy, the AVA gives ...<< MORE >>

Hawley Winery Party

Hawley Winery & Vineyards is located ~1000 feet above sea level on the Eastern side of Bradford mountain overlooking Dry Creek Valley. John has been ...<< MORE >>