Sierra goodby cookout and German wine!

Well, tonight is our last night with Sierra before she takes off to Minneapolis to begin her work with the Minnesota Conservation Corps. We did a nice cookout on the patio, with roasted vegies, roasted corn on the cob, and vegie riblets - yummy!

Now Sierra is doing all the dishes - a good deal for all. We had a nice time visiting on the patio and Marianne and Sierra bought us each a lottery ticket - but no luck, darn! As you can see I started cooking when it was light, but by the time everything was done we were eating under the lights of the tree. But it was a nice evening and a great way to end our visit with Sierra. Now she's off to the North Country and a summer full of adventures with the wilderness and high school kids!

And we wanted to show off our white wine that we bottled recently - it's called a German Muller-Thurgau - sort of like a Riesling. It's very tasty and has a great color too.
We have the process pretty well figured out by now, so it seems to go easily, and the wines are coming out well. We are making one more - a malbec, and then taking a break during the summer months.

We'll have to bring some of the German wine up to the North Shore in August, so you all can sample it!