Napa County Historical Growing Degree Days (T>50ºF) Seasonal comparison of GDD accumulation from April 1st through yesterday (6/29) Courtesy of westernwx.com Where is Napa Valley in terms of previous vintages as far as Growing Degree Days so far this year? Depending on where in the valley you are this year, you can be a little Read the full article…

We headed out early last Wednesday to meet up with Josh Widaman, Estate Winemaker and Gustavo Avina, Viticulture Director, over at Pine Ridge Vineyards.   Right now, the wineries in Napa Valley are “leafing”, which means pulling some of the growth away from the growing grapes to allow airflow (to avoid botrytis, powdery mildew, etc) Read the full article…

Last week we headed up Howell Mountain to Moone-Tsai Vineyards and met up with vintner, Larry Tsai. The vineyards up there are 2-3 weeks behind the valley floor this year (which is pretty normal). Follow all the vineyard updates at HarvestNapa.com

We visited Crocker & Starr Wines Founding Winemaker and Owner, Pamela Starr, in May 2021 to have her give us an update from her vineyards just south of downtown Saint Helena, CA. Her vineyards are in the Saint Helena AVA.