2008 | Late, Late, Late
October 12, 2008This is the first Harvest Page for this year, and it’s the latest ever — both Harvest Page and Vintage —…
Read More2007 | Putting Things Away
November 2, 2007Harvest 2007 ended on Thursday (Nov. 1), as we brought in our last block of Riesling from Corral Creek Lower, the…
Read More2007 | When We Suddenly Go from Insanity and Chaos to Calm and Centered
October 21, 2007There is a point in every vintage where you think you can’t do anymore, spend anymore time in the winery, cope…
Read More2007 | More Age on Vines, More Age on Winemakers
October 14, 2007The last week has seen major grape harvesting of those vineyard blocks that needed more time for flavors to develop. On…
Read More2007 | Long Days, Full Fermentors, and Beginning to Pick Ridgecrest
October 6, 2007We expected a later Harvest this year, but Mother Nature gave us moisture rather than sun to dictate picking times. We…
Read More2007 Cooler Growing Season than 2006, but Average Over Last 11 Years
October 2, 2007Ripe but with Lower Sugars and Great Acids Sorry for not ripping one of these Harvest Pages out before now, but…
Read More2006 | I Could Get Used To This
October 29, 2006I Could Get Used to This Our last harvesting is over almost a week now. Only tiny ferments remain for punchdown,…
Read More2006 | So Long as We Don’t Screw It Up in the Winery
October 15, 2006Without rushing or compromising picking timing decisions, we’ve now completed Harvest 2006, with the exception of a solitary Riesling vineyard block…
Read More2006 | Finishing the Harvest, Finishing My Tan
October 11, 2006We’re in the final leg of 2006 Harvest, with a huge lead and the only question is not whether we’ll win,…
Read More2006 | Compact Harvest, Expansive Flavors
October 6, 2006So far, we’re having to hunt for the weak spots in Harvest 2006. No rain, no disease, perfect croploads, healthy marketplace…
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