Time To Taste Wine In The Vineyards And At Old Ranch!
We decided to go to Temecula and pick up our wine order, meet friends, and thereby avoid boating in Lake Old Ranch!
Faulkner Winery In Temecula Was Our First Stop
More than 40 years after Richard Break and Leon Borel first planted 56 varieties of wine-making grapes in five different locations for the newly formed Rancho California Development Corporation, the Temecula Valley has become recognized as a full-fledged appellation. It has more than two dozen wineries and more than 3,500 acres (14 km2) of producing vineyards. The wine country is east of historic Old Town Temecula, with a variety of tasting rooms. The annual Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival is held at Lake Skinner.
Remember when?
Our
destination is in the clouds
The bird is watching you!
Did you know? - The term peafowl can refer to the two species of bird in the genus Pavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. The African Congo Peafowl is placed in its own genus Afropavo and is not dealt with here. Peafowl are best known for the male's extravagant tail, which it displays as part of courtship. The male is called a peacock, and the female a peahen. The female peafowl is brown or toned grey and brown. Its young is called a peachick.
Bob and Snappy (Oops, Carri) The camera is about worn out from snapping pictures!
Time for a Vanilla Extract on the rocks
AJ and Laura
Giggles go on
Ah... Adult supervision has arrived! Oh oh... These are the adults?
Stories continue
AJ tried to find a red shirt but alas...
Did you know? - The word red comes from the Old English rēad. Further back, the word can be traced to the Proto-Germanic rauthaz and the Proto-Indo European root reudh-. In Sanskrit, the word rudhira means red or blood. In the English language, the word red is associated with the color of blood, certain flowers (e.g. roses), and ripe fruits (e.g. apples, cherries). Fire is also strongly connected, as is the sun and the sky at sunset. Healthy light-skinned people are sometimes said to have a "ruddy" complexion (as opposed to appearing pale). After the rise of socialism in the mid-19th century, red was used to describe revolutionary movements
The ancient Romans had a set ritual of applause for public performances, expressing degrees of approval: snapping the finger and thumb, clapping with the flat or hollow palm, waving the flap of the toga, for which the emperor Aurelian substituted handkerchiefs (orarium) that he had distributed to the Roman people. In Roman theatre, at the close of the play, the chief actor called out "Valete et plaudite!", and the audience, guided by an unofficial choregus, chanted their applause antiphonally. This was often organized and paid for.
Similarly, a claque (French for "clapping") was an organized body of professional applauders in French theatres and opera houses who were paid by the performer(s) to create the illusion of an increased level of approval by the audience.
Paul goes into a trance attempting to elevate the empty wine glass
Did you know? - Trance denotes a variety of processes, ecstasy, techniques, modalities and states of mind, awareness and consciousness. Trance states may occur involuntarily and unbidden.
Trance is now over... The glass is being refilled... Life is good!
Applause is appreciated!
Did you know? - The custom of applauding may be as old and as widespread as humanity, and the variety of its forms is limited only by the capacity for devising means of making a noise (i.e., stomping of feet or rapping of fists or hands on a table). Within each culture, however, it is usually subject to conventions.
Away To Thornton Winery
Carri is looking for a dry Vanilla Extract now
Vanilla Extract is working
Why make your own vanilla extract? Well let's see. It's easy to make. You'll never run out of vanilla again. It might even be economical, given that you'll never run out of it.
How to Make Vanilla Extract...
Commercial vanilla extract usually has simple syrup (sugar water) added to the extract to give it a sweet
aftertaste. You can do this if you want, but if you are using the vanilla for baking, there really is no need.
Ingredients
- 3 vanilla beans
- 1 cup vodka
- glass jar with tight fitting lid
Method
1 Use kitchen scissors or a sharp paring knife to cut lengthwise down each vanilla bean, splitting
them in half, leaving an inch at the end connected.
2 Put vanilla beans in a glass jar or bottle with a tight fitting lid (mason jars work well). Cover
completely with the vodka.
3 Give the bottle a good shake every once in a while. Store in a dark, cool place for 2 months or
longer.
Lasts for years. You can keep topping it off with vodka once in a while as you use it, just remember to give
it a good shake.
You can also make vanilla sugar by putting a split vanilla bean into a jar of white, granulated sugar. Great
way to infuse the sugar with vanilla flavor for baking.
Voila... Huge amounts
Meanwhile at the civilized part of the table we select champagne
Running running.... Oh dear, we might get a drop on us!
Happy Hours Here We Come....
Five days of rain makes the 18th hole a challenge!
The storm was increasing.... Time to drink
Monica is counting her fingers
Coordinating dance steps
You don't ask... We won't tell!
Oh la la
Oy Vei
Picture taken by the guilty parties
Monica, Carri, Bunny, Paul, Sue, and Ernie... The Gang Of Six
Time For A Christmas Movie Or T hree
Commercial vanilla extract usually has simple syrup (sugar water) added to the extract to give it a sweet aftertaste. You can do this if you want, but if you are using the vanilla for baking, there really is no need.
Ingredients
- 3 vanilla beans
- 1 cup vodka
- glass jar with tight fitting lid
Method
1 Use kitchen scissors or a sharp paring knife to cut lengthwise down each vanilla bean, splitting them in half, leaving an inch at the end connected.
2 Put vanilla beans in a glass jar or bottle with a tight fitting lid (mason jars work well). Cover completely with the vodka.
3 Give the bottle a good shake every once in a while. Store in a dark, cool place for 2 months or longer.
Lasts for years. You can keep topping it off with vodka once in a while as you use it, just remember to give it a good shake.
You can also make vanilla sugar by putting a split vanilla bean into a jar of white, granulated sugar. Great way to infuse the sugar with vanilla flavor for baking.
Voila... Huge amounts
Meanwhile at the civilized part of the table we select champagne
Running running.... Oh dear, we might get a drop on us!
Happy Hours Here We Come....
Five days of rain makes the 18th hole a challenge!
The storm was increasing.... Time to drink
Monica is counting her fingers
Coordinating dance steps
You don't ask... We won't tell!
Oh la la
Oy Vei
Picture taken by the guilty parties
Monica, Carri, Bunny, Paul, Sue, and Ernie... The Gang Of Six