This Old House
Gary’s comments Although we love Valencia, something keeps calling us back to small towns and wine country. Our first venture to Viella Baixa in the Priorat wine region was fun but didn’t work…
La Rioja – Haro
Gary’s comments Our first visit to the La Rioja DOC wine region and Haro, the self-proclaimed CAPITAL DEL RIOJA.. Our last two newsletters commented on our ventures to Priorat, the wine region north…
Priorat II: Viella Baixa
Gary’s comments Thinking about moving to the Priorat are and looking for a looking for a town we like. A lot has gone on since our last newsletter. We are still living in Valencia,…
Exploring Spanish Wine Regions: Priorat
Gary’s comments Our first venture to the Priorat wine region. If you receiving this newsletter for the first time, it’s because you were either wine club members or customers of Zucca Mountain Vineyards…
What’s Wrong With You People?!
Some reactions to living in a different culture. I have to start by explaining my title for this newsletter. First, I don’t use “you people” to refer to any group, and I find…
Valencia Street Art
Finding out the differences between graffiti and art. Lately, I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about how different Spanish and other European cities are from the cities in the US. While…
A TASTE OF SPAIN IN THE ZUCCA GARDEN
The people, the wine, and the weather made for a wonderful global wine tasting in the garden this past Saturday. This tasting featured wines that Carol and Gary personally selected and brought back…
GEARING UP FOR CRUSH
Harvest is almost upon us, and all we have to do now is wait for the grapes to mature. We are looking forward to all the hard work these next couple months bring!
Wine in a Metal Box: Constructing a winery from salvaged cargo containers
Introduction/background Zucca Mountain Vineyards is a small, family winery located in the California Sierra foothills owned and operated by Gary and Carol Zucca. After researching and discussing various construction methods for a winery,…