CHILE PEPPER

The Ancho Mulato has come up too. I will study some reading material for the next step:

• Pepper Gardening 101 by Dave DeWitt.
• Chile Pepper Seed Germination And Growing Tips by Steve Nearman.
• Chili Pepper Gardening by Gary L. Simmons.

CHILE PEPPER
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PAPRIKA (SWEET PEPPER)

The paprika plants are growing pretty steady. It is time to transplanting them to separate pots.


PAPRIKA SWEET PEPPER
Originally uploaded by Lyceum.

PAPRIKA (SWEET PEPPER) AND CHILE PEPPER

All the paprika (sweet pepper) and chile pepper seeds have started to grow now, except for Ancho Mulato.


PAPRIKA (SWEET PEPPER) AND CHILE PEPPER
Originally uploaded by Lyceum.

PERI PERI CHILE PEPPER

The Peri Peri chile pepper plants are growing fast!


PERI PERI CHILE PEPPER
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WINE TIPS BY JOHN CLEESE

In an earlier post I mentioned John Cleese's wine program, Wine for the Confused. I got a chance to watch the program the other day. I enjoyed it very much. John Cleese was in a jolly good mood and he invited his friends to test wines in different ways:

• Describe the wines with a few words.
• Blind taste, deciding if it was red or white wine.
• Putting a price tag, $5 - 200.

He went to different vineyards and tested wine from six different grapes:

1. Riesling
2. Sauvignon Blanc
3. Chardonnay
4. Pinot Noir
5. Merlot
6. Cabernet Sauvignon

Have you been to the following places in California?

• Lucky's in Montecito.
• Los Olivos Grocery in Santa Ynez.
• Byron Winery in Santa Maria.
• Gainey Vineyard in Santa Ynez.
• Vogelzang Vineyard in Santa Ynez.
• Foxen Vineyard in Santa Maria.

To end this post with a twist, read a story on how a small Scottish hotel and the holy grape saved John Cleese's life.