This week we had a chance to catch up with Robert Smith, winemaker at Quixote Winery in the Stags Leap District of Napa Valley. As you can imagine, he and the other winemakers around here are just a little busy these days, but Robert was kind enough to take a few moments to walk the Read the full article…

A forecasted heat wave is expected to quicken the pace of a harvest that’s already well underway, with Sauvignon Blanc hitting crush pads throughout the Napa Valley…   READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT NapaRegister.com.

We had a chance to catch up with interns from all around the world last week at our annual Harvest Intern Bootcamp. Hear why people come to Napa Valley to learn and what advice they have for future harvest interns.  

“The grapevines’ yields are plentiful; no, they’re low. The fruit is ripening early; no, it’s right on schedule. The drought is straining the roots; no, there’s plenty of water. ‘It’s weird that there’s so much lushness but also so much dryness,” said Mayacamas Olds, the chief operating officer of Enterprise Vineyards, of moisture levels in Read the full article…