Qupe library tasting

As a wine club perk Qupe did a tasting of 2 different vintages for a couple of their wines, so you could see the effect of aging and different weather and stuff. Erin and Charlie came along and it was great fun. Also, we saw a coyote on the way in and a bobcat on the way out! Full album here.

Bob the Qupe vintner

playing around, not sure which one I like more

it was at the winery they share with Au Bon Climat

Thomas and Sara at the $$ Syrah station

chit chatting with the 16mm fisheye

winery pooch. he gets around

they were having a fruit fly out break

Elvis was still in the building

outside scenery

we say him on the way back on the Foxen Canyon rd

Qupe library tasting macros

 playin' around with the 105mm macro

Nectarine tree

 a little 105mm macro action

Random food pics

 meatballs, beet greens, red sauce

 massaged kale salad, lately I've been making it with leftover brine from preserved lemons in place of salt. good.

 asparagus and potato salad from the garden

 flippin' divine kale salad with humboldt fog on a stale leftover croissant from Keely's defense. soooo goooooood.

Blue Corn Masa

We got some organic blue corn masa from La Guera Tamalera in LA. No more Maseca for us... Quesadillas with fresh masa are so good...

with a little leftover salsa from Los Agaves. Meh. Frutiland in Arroyo Grande is so much better.