When we moved to California, Jacqui and I explored the wilderness preserve near our house in the foothills.

Hidden up Montebello Road, past the reservoir is a winery which occupies a 100-year old barn.

On a couple acres of old farmstead, this winery hangs to the side of heaven, with a dazzling view of Silicon Valley.

Standing on the tops of those hills, the immense sprawl below seems not to be such a big sprawl - the valley is actually suprisingly green, and the trees help to hide the buildings.