Finally a gold medal for CHV We got 1st place for our Grenache 2017 at the Grand Wine Gala in Phoenix. It was a fun event with 30 wineries present, but tough sales. Lots of competition and the AZ wines are getting better every year.   Finallement une médaille d'or pour Copper Horse Vineyard Nous […]

Twelve deer in our backyard What a surprise to see a beautiful buck and eleven does stepping in our backyard to get some bird seeds and a refreshment of water at the fountain. Too pretty to shoot them... but so close that the idea of fresh Venison crossed our mind. Douze chevreuils  dans le jardin […]

The power of the moon Tonight is the full moon and there will also be a lunar eclipse...not to miss. The moon is the biggest and closest to earth and its power is incredible. My solar panels were generating 30 Watts at 10:18pm from the moon! La puissance de la lune Ce soir c'est la […]

A Silver medal for CHV Riesling 2017 We got a Silver medal for the CHV Riesling 2017 at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition 2019. One more for our collection. Une médaille d'argent pour notre CHV Riesling 2017 Nous avons reçu une médaille d'argent pour notre CHV Riesling 2017 à la Compétition du vin 2019 […]

King's cake Last Sunday, for the Epiphany, Gina did a king's cake with puff pastry and marzipan...and it was good! We served it with Prosecco. No charm or crown as Gina is always the Queen and I'm always the king. Galette des Rois Dimanche dernier, pour l'épiphanie, Gina a fait une galette des rois avec […]

The Snow finally went away at CHV After several days of snow, and ice, it finally melted. Now it is just raining. With the wind and grey weather, we feel like we're back to Seattle. La neige a finallement fondu sur CHV Après plusieurs jours de neige et de gel, tout a finallement fondu. Maintenant […]

More Snow on CHV Well, after a nice dry and warm (30°F) New Year Eve, we got 8" of snow last night and it is still snowing as we speak. It'll stop later this afternoon as the temperature is supposed to get down to 20°F. We have already cleaned the snow of the solar panels […]

Happy New Year from the Gadsden Hotel We spent New Year Eves at the Gadsden Hotel and consequently spent the night there. Very Nice, especially for the price. Happy New Year to All, may your wished come true in the year 2019! Heureuse Nouvelle Année depuis le Gadsden Hotel Nous avons passé le réveillon de […]

Snow...Day 3 The snow froze Yesterday but is slowly melting as the temperature slowly gets back up from 25°F last night to 32°F. No frozen pipes, that's a relief. Animals seems OK too, that's another relief. Unfortunately next year (meaning this coming Tuesday), the temperature will drop down to 15°F for several days in a […]

It is snowing at CHV We got another 3" of snow last night, and it might stick around this time as it is only 28°F now with a max of 36°F this afternoon. I don't mind the snow as it protects the vines from freezing, but the solar panels do mind it. With 3" of […]