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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...
2020 seen through the eyes of the Ahlmann grandkids
As adults, we work through the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic to be able to make wine, and...
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...
You got married!? Why??
You got married!? Why?? The year was 1971, two years after the original Woodstock music festival....
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...
Wildflowers in March
When Kaj and I began our hike towards the Diamond Mine Vineyard, the landscape looked just like it...
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...