I spent more than 30 years in Carlsbad, California and volunteered for many organizations over the years. I met a lot of people and made many friends during that time. In fact in preparation for a business project many years ago I made a list of everyone I knew in San...
How many people do you know who would drive 4 1/2 hours to Las Vegas, stay there 45 minutes and drive home? The answer is two, Norm and Elaine.Some vineyard owners subscribe to the theory that before planting you must prepare the soil by ripping to depths of several...
Anywhere you go that is not in immediate area of the house, to relax and enjoy, is defined as a destination resort in our family. We have several around the property now, with a couple more planned.The Love-Love Tree was the first one, and is a big oak tree in the...
Year before last, I came home from a trip somewhere or another and received a text message from my daughter aka our Assistant Vineyard Manager, saying “HHLL6”. This meant she was inviting me to join her for Happy Hour at the Love-Love Tree at 6 p.m. The...
When we decided to buy property in the Ramona AVA to plant a wine grape vineyard, we immediately joined the Ramona Valley Vineyard Association (RVVA), even before we’d made an offer on property. That was January 2006, the month that Ramona received its AVA...
