Uncategorized 2014 Veraison on Pinot Noir Today June 20, 2014 by Sandy Newman It is going to be an early harvest in the vineyard this year. My guess is early August. Time is flying and so much to do!!! Read more »
Uncategorized Mulberry Season Is Here March 26, 2014 / March 26, 2014 by Sandy Newman It’s mulberry season and yes, it is early this year. Our Pakistani Mulberries are ripening and can be bought here at the farm or at any of our farmers markets. They are sweet and juicy and fun to eat. Enjoy! Read more »
Uncategorized BACK AT ALL FARMERS MARKET March 21, 2014 by Sandy Newman ALL FARMERS MARKETS ARE OPEN! Look for us this weekend at all our markets. Saturday at Santa Monica and Calabasas and Sunday at Brentwood, Studio City, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Mar Vista. We will be at Venice this coming Friday. Our Pakistani Mulberries are early this year. If you want to special order any, please […] Read more »
Uncategorized New Wine Broker for Central/Southern California March 14, 2014 by Sandy Newman We are excited to announce that Vance Erickson will be representing Cebada’s wines in Central and Southern California. Read more »
Uncategorized Pruning Vineyard January 31, 2014 by Sandy Newman We just finished pruning the vineyard. Time is going by fast! We usually have buds breaking around middle February and it looks to be the same this year. Everything is looking uniform and healthy. We mulched the vineyard rows which reduces our watering by about half. That saves natural limited resources and money for the […] Read more »
Uncategorized Pouring Pinot at WOPN/Open House March 2 January 8, 2014 by Sandy Newman Buy tickets for the World of Pinot Noir February 28th and come taste our 2011/2012 Pinot Noir. I am pouring wine from 2:30-6:00PM. On March 2nd, OPEN HOUSE, come visit the farm from 10-3PM. Shop in our FARM STORE, wines, jams, syrups and fresh dried tea! Read more »
Uncategorized Holiday Gift Ideas December 11, 2013 by Sandy Newman Come visit us for gift ideas. If you can’t make it, purchase the same products on our website and Happy Holidays! Read more »
Uncategorized FROST PROTECTING BLUEBERRY FIELD December 5, 2013 by Sandy Newman It got to 29 degrees here last night in the blueberry field with the water running and tonight will be the same. We turned on our frost protection sprinklers at 10PM and they are still running and it is 8:30 AM. COLD! We will be watching for damage to the fruit over the next few […] Read more » freeze;blueberries;off-season
Uncategorized Blueberry Dessert Wine November 18, 2013 / November 18, 2013 by Sandy Newman Looking for a unique gift this season. Our Forbidden Fruit Libation port style wine is made from ripe blueberries, allowed to age for a year in barrel, then blended with aged brandy. Enjoy this easy drinking wine with fruit, cheese, chocolate, yummy desserts and yes, cigars. Order online or by phone if you wish to […] Read more »
Uncategorized Olive Oil From Our Trees November 8, 2013 / November 8, 2013 by Sandy Newman The olives are ripening for our first olive oil pressing sometime in November/December. We are waiting for all the olives to change color from green to black, get a little soft and turn purple inside. That way we will produce a sweeter oil. We hope to have it bottled early next year for sale. Our […] Read more »