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The two pilot cottages are nestled in
a copse of trees south of the runway.
Inside the cottage is cleanly decorated
and refined. The view from the tasting
room offers a glimpse of vines, the
Ancestor tree, and, most important,
the runway. A variety of world-class
art, like this bronze sculpture " Colossal
Fragment " by South African artist
Lionel Smit, is exhibited throughout the
property for guests to enjoy. Timothy
Argie describes the history of Halter
Ranch and its wine at a shaded
picnic table.
Defender, we'll be in a Gator utility vehicle
today, which is just as fun and even more
rugged. And the four-wheel drive isn't
just for show, either. We go up, down, and
around the expansive property, stopping
along the way to sample more wine that
Argie has packed in a cooler while he tells
us about the property.
The land that isn't used for viticulture
is conservation property, a cause, Argie
tells us, that is close to Hansjörg's-often
mentioned and never called by his surname-heart.
Because of this, it makes
sense that the property focuses on sustainability
and recycling, and is in the
process to become fully organic. We walk
through the Jardin du Chef, where most
of the restaurant's greens are grown, and
past a fledgling apiary. We cross a covered
bridge and visit the original owners'
Victorian-style house that is now a wine
club member garden. We drive to a high
point on the property and have a stunning
view of the surrounding area. This
is the life.
Our last stop brings us to one of the
ranch's pride and joys, its California live
oak called Ancestor, the largest coast live
oak on record and also the name of their
flagship, Bordeaux-style red. The tree is
estimated to be more than 600 years old,
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and its branches reach out a circumference
(or " crown spread " ) of more than
100 feet. Argie says this place has been
used as a gathering place for hundreds
of years, and he's glad it gets to be used
as such still. In the end, we've only surveyed
a fraction of the property in our
few hours' tour. We head back to the tasting
room and switch to our car, drive by
the airplane (still there and looking fabulous),
and return to the cottages where
sleep comes easily.
Departure
After watching the temperature climb
high early the day before, I decide we
need to peace out in the morning for the
two-ish hour flight back to Torrance.
Even in lower elevations like coastal
California, density altitude can become
a factor if you aren't paying attention,
and I'm not interested in using up more
runway than we must. The surrounding
terrain looks far more intimidating
from the ground, and I'm running scenarios
with few good options should we
have engine issues on climbout. We pack
up around 8 a.m. and say goodbye to our
hosts before climbing into the trusty 172.
I'm grateful that the engine starts right

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