The "fruits" of our labor

Things are going well in sunny Lompoc. Since my last post there hasn't been that much work; which should be interpreted as the "calm before the storm." On Friday I walked through the vineyards to observe the ripening. There is quite a bit of purple out there now, and the berries are starting to get a bit sweet.

Saturday the 12th was the second of two allocation BBQs, and it went without a hitch. Morten and friend Nadia (from Switzerland) flew up Saturday in Morten's plane for the event, and departed on Sunday. About an hour after I dropped them off at the Lompoc airport my friend Dmitriy came up with his girlfriend for some Santa Barbara county wine tasting. We hit a number of the local wineries, enjoyed a lot of good bread and cheese, and took in the countryside views. After a dinner at the Hitching Post, they returned to LA and I returned to taking it easy.

Monday and Tuesday have so far been pretty quiet. Yesterday I did some admin work and cleaned up the trailer a bit, and then we took a trip to the winery to top barrels. Today I'm spending time in the vineyards doing cluster counts for yield estimates. It's a lot of fun.

Tomorrow I'm off to Chicago for the rest of this week to see a Cubs game, eat, and enjoy a few tasty beverages. I'll be back on Monday. Cheers!

"Twas a woman who drove me to drink. I never had the courtesy to thank her." - W.C. Fields