Feb 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
1. MAKE YOUR OWN FRUIT-FLAVORED YOGURT Spoon some jam into a bowl. Top with plain yogurt. Call it fruit-on-the-bottom. 2. BAKE SOME BRIE Top that wheel of cheese with a few spoonfuls of jam, wrap the whole thing in phyllo or puff pastry, and bake at 400 degrees. 3....
Jan 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
The holidays are behind us, but there is still the prospect of at least a couple more months of winter’s dreary weather before Spring arrives. In most of Northern California, this is shaping up to be a wet year. We need the rain and snow. But the long, cold, damp...
Dec 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
California’s history is steeped in wine just as surely as it is in the gold rush that shaped the California we know today. Gold transformed Sacramento from a sleepy little outpost into a boom-town. It had the same effect on the foothill towns of Auburn, Placerville,...
Oct 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
If you’ve been to any of our three tasting facilities, you know that in addition to great wines, Scott Harvey also offers some really fun merchandise, too. We usually have clothing and caps, wine paraphernalia and even candles and lip balm. These items provide another...
Sep 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
When my kids were younger, we must have watched the Disney movie “The Lion King” at least 100 times. The classic tale has since been remade as a Broadway musical. The signature song is “The Circle of Life.” Now, the Amador County foothills don’t have a lot in common...
Jun 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Like all agriculture, growing wine grapes is subject to the whims of Mother Nature. Most growers and winemakers are used to it—as much as you can get used to something that threatens your livelihood. Wet years might provide a larger yield; more tons per acre, but the...
