We got a visit from Bill and Gretchen Loken this past Sunday.  Pahrump
Winery (www.pahrumpwinery.com) was kind enough to make wine from five of the
eight wine-grape varieties in our vineyard.  The process started with
harvest last September.  We took the fruit from the Malbec, Merlot,
Sangiovese, Cab Franc and Riesling varietals.  The wine we tasted is still
very young; though the basic structure and character of their flavors is
already present.  As a treat (and to gauge the aging process) we opened a
bottle of Malbec from our 2012 harvest (our very first).  This Malbec was
smooth yet robust and had an almost velvet feeling on the tongue.  The
tasting and the advice from The Pahrump Winery will guide us as we expand
our production in the coming years.