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2014 | A Harvest Both Big and Good
October 28, 2014

We dropped our last red wine fermentor to press on Sunday and almost all settled ferments are now in barrel awaiting…

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2014 | Final Harvest Days!
October 12, 2014

Harvest picking is now complete, as of today! The dry weather has allowed us to hang fruit a little longer, as…

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2014 | At Least We Get To Enjoy Halloween!
October 1, 2014

Today ends an intense 3 weeks of Harvesting, with white press action every day of that, with Pinot fermentors totally full…

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30th Harvest Anniversary at Ridgecrest Vineyards
September 30, 2014

Our Ridgecrest Vineyards was the first vineyard planted on what would become the Ribbon Ridge AVA, purchasing the land in 1980…

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2014 | Hot, Early Start, and Soon to be Finished
September 27, 2014

Beginning Harvest September 14th, in 12 days we are now 71% complete compared to projections for the Harvest, with 270 tons…

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Buttoning Up The 2013 Harvest
October 29, 2013

Today we pressed-off our last large Pinot noir tank, leaving only one Pinot noir fermentor and two small Gamay noir ferments…

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2013 | Finishing With A Flourish
October 17, 2013

Our last pick was Monday, with small remaining blocks at Wind Ridge, Ridgecrest and Corral Creek all picked that day. And,…

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2013 | Barreling Down Before we Even Start Picking Two Vineyards
October 10, 2013

We’re finally into normal timing for picking some of our vineyard blocks. Unlike the hot year early-pick mode we were in…

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2013 | Yes, Screwy Weather, Including an “Atmospheric River of Moisture”
October 6, 2013

The 2013 Vintage will be remembered for its weather extremes:  consistently warmer than any growing season in memory from the beginning…

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2012 | An Unusual and Yet Excellent Vintage
October 31, 2012

This is a uniformly excellent vintage in the Willamette Valley, more so than the last two or three where some read…

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