After printing our quarterly club newsletter for almost 19 years, we’re making a small change with...
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A Timeline of Six Sigma Tempranillo
1964 Kaj (age 14) makes his first move into the wine business when he discovers he can...
Guide to Mountain Bike Trail Access at Six Sigma Ranch
Mountain Biking at the ranch began inconspicuously enough. We like to ride bikes, and we...
How 3 Pro Tips Killed my Fear of Grill-Roasted Beef
I had a fear of grilling beef roasts. I admit this reluctantly, since we raise and sell premium...
A Word on California’s Vintage 2020 and Smoke Exposure
You may have noticed that 2020 brought some smoke to the west coast this fall, an almost welcome...
The Magic Behind Asbill Valley Sauvignon Blanc
We met Sandy’s wine-making skills years before we met Sandy himself. His work at Merry...
Diamond Hunting at the Ranch
I had clearly underestimated the project when our 9-year-old yelled "Mom, Dad, you have to help me...
How to Grow a Grapevine from Cuttings
The plants in the picture were sticks on a dormant grapevine a few weeks ago. Grapes grow like...
Top 10 Things to do During “Shelter in Place”
Photo Credit: Cassandra DeTrinidad 10. Call someone you haven’t talked to for a while. They would...
Is Lake County’s “Signature Red” Actually a Blend?
It is written nowhere that a great wine region needs a signature grape, but most great wine...
Super Bowl Drama at the Ranch
Things will get weird on February 2nd when the 49ers play the Chiefs in the Super Bowl. (Let’s be...
Lake County: Terroir for Tempranillo
A Few Great Tempranillo Wines from Lake County You won’t be surprised to learn that Cabernet...
2019 Pre-Harvest Reflections (Unfiltered Edition)
By Christian Ahlmann Can I level with you for a minute? Grape farming sometimes scares me to...