That's for sure! My friends and I used to go there all the time when I lived in Upper Marlboro, great food and a simple down to earth atmosphere. (Man I'll bet 301 traffic sucks now!)
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That's for sure! My friends and I used to go there all the time when I lived in Upper Marlboro, great food and a simple down to earth atmosphere. (Man I'll bet 301 traffic sucks now!)
Yep, 301 traffic is the pits. But it's no worse than the beltway.
Not if you're doing it right.
Kit wines are trash, but good for learning the process. When I lived in WA, I would drive out to the Yakima Valley and load up the back of my Jeep w/ ~500 pounds of Syrah grapes. I've got a setup to do small batch old school. Fermenter, grape press, 13 gal barrel, and all the gear to do my own chemistry. My deployment timing hasn't permitted me to do a batch in several years, but it sure is satisfying to put that much effort into a project and come out with something that is high quality and enjoyable to drink. Winemaking will play prominently in my post-Navy professional lifestyle.
I’m sure you’ve probably crossed paths with him at some point but one of our CIPs in Lemoore runs his own winery out of Paso if you’re looking for fellow oenophiles...
I know the folks at Volatus pretty well. Beyond their perennial appearance at Hook, they hosted a Change of Command party for a fellow CVW CO that I attended a few years back, and Bull and I got pretty deep into the winemaking themes. Really great folks!
That’s a good idea regarding the wrist cuffs and waist...also, the Scovill zipper may come in handy as well.
Well, harumph. My recent Sauvignon Blanc was delightfully refreshing with an ice cube floating in it out on the driveway.Not if you're doing it right.
Here's what I know for sure, watching the fermenter bubble is like watching your Epson print out dollar bills. Something from almost nothing.
At least put it in a plastic bag like they do with the beer pitcher ice at Hooters.
If wine making was not easier than beer making then convicts and sailors would not be making it surreptitiously with easily available supplies. I never heard of a AFFF barrel discovered full of ale. I never found a trash bag full of beer in the jail.
Can confirm. Bull is a great guy. We showed up to Midnight on a whim once, and he (not knowing me from Adam, just another Navy pilot) took me on the greatest wine tasting I've been a part of. Cask tasting, special brews, and threw in a couple of bottles of Volatus with our purchase. All while the kids ran around out back and played.
If my wife hadn't been able to drive, we would have had to crash there for the night. Hands down, that was one of the best days I've had while stationed in Lemoore.
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I found this gem (early 1998) when I was going through a bunch of old stuff. It took a bit of work stitching the scanned images together since the pamphlet is a weird super duper ledger size, but here it is.
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