Buy Wines from a Ventura Winery?

by | Sep 18, 2011 | Health, Inner & Outer

While reading the paper this morning, I noticed an article about a new wine tasting event here in Ventura. I thought it might be fun to check it out but I knew Ron was working on a big project so I said nothing. He stopped for lunch and saw the article. He tells me what’s going on and asks if I want to go? Of course, I say, with a big grin. Soon we headed out. Always better when it’s his idea! The winery is located in a warehouse unit. The reception area was nice. We were greeted immediately by one of the owners who gave us an introduction to Four Brix Winery. The name came from their travels and their love for four major wine areas of the world: France, Italy, Spain and California. These were considered their 4 sweet spots.  They chose brix since measuring brix is part of the wine making process. read...

Family Break Part 4

by | Aug 13, 2011 | Health, Inner & Outer

The day was becoming increasingly hotter and hotter.  This was by the far the hottest day I had experienced here.  As we drove to the next winery, we passed a couple of single horse drawn carriages being driven my Amish men,  saw an Amish girl in her blue dress and white bonnet on her bike and another young Amish woman jogging.  The country side was full of beautiful looking farms. Soon we were at our last stop.  This time the winery was a much bigger enterprise, Raven’s Glenn Winery.  It was big and to be honest, I didn’t like the look of it enough to take a picture of it.  What a little photo snob I am! We went inside and saw a very long tasting bar. They also had racks and racks of wine.  Ray and I went to the bar and Loretta and Rose decided to relax on the porch in the white rocking chairs. read...

Family Break Part 3

by | Aug 10, 2011 | Health, Inner & Outer

Part 3 continues at Rainbow Hills! A pretty pool of water with a fountain in the middle stood in front of buildings and a gazebo shading some picnic tables. Behind the gazebo was a little bed and breakfast I was told. From the wine tasting room to the B&B structure was a open wooden structure that had more picnic tables under the canopy of trees that surrounded this sight.  We climbed up the stairs to this funky building. Inside looked like an old time bar, small, wooden.  But at one end, there were refrigerators that kept the wine cool for tasting. It was getting hotter. The lady had a German accent. Ray said on Fridays and Saturdays they have steak dinners. They hand you the raw steaks, you pick a table, barbecue it yourself and they bring you the rest of the food to your table.  Yellow Butterfly also offers steak dinners on the same nights. read...