Mahogany Mountain Vineyard and Winery

Mother Nature was generous and gave us a bumper crop this year. But Mother Nature also wanted to test our perseverance and stamina. We had to pick our grapes two weekends in a row when the daily temperature was between 90 -100 degrees...

In the last few weeks, we've been very busy bottling wines, tending our vineyard and getting ready for the harvest. Our grape vines are doing really well. We expect to have another bountiful harvest this year. Wild creatures are staking out their shares of the crop and making their presence known...

This week, we've just received a letter from the Orange County Commercial Wine Competition congratulating us for winning a Silver Medal for our Zinfandel estate-bottled wine. I wish my dad could have been here so I could have run over to my parents' house and told them about the good news...

Our barrel tasting bash with friends and family last weekend was a blast. We introduced four estate wines from 2007 vintage that have been aged in oak barrels for 18 months: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah and Zinfandel.The whole winery was washed and shined inside out...

I am excited about our 2007 wines that have aged in oak barrels for the last 18 months. We must have done something right all along because all of them are outstanding in their own right without requiring further TLC or intervention...

This recession brings many uncertainties. But, one thing you can be certain about is that wine in moderation is good for your health. With all the buzz from numerous scientific studies that I have read about the health benefits of resveratrol and flavonoids in red wine, wine lovers gotta love that...

Mercifully, we had a good start in 2009 despite the daily dose of bad news about the economy. We decided to focus on the vineyard and winery work to take our minds off the downward spiral of the stock market. We even got our own student intern from UCI, Anthony. Sweet kid...