Heitz Cellar Director of Vineyard Operations Macy Stubstad and Winemaker Brittany Sherwood team up to tell us how they’re preparing for the 2025 harvest, both in the vineyard and in the cellar. Good news: they’re expecting another stellar vintage! Stay tuned for more updates on the 2025 vintage!

The first pick for Napa Valley’s 2025 harvest has been reported by Malek Amrani of The Vice! This morning, on August 11, Malek and his team picked Pinot Noir from Truchard Vineyard in Napa Valley’s Los Carneros AVA, destined for The Vice’s 10th vintage of rosé. Here’s to the start of a phenomenal 2025 harvest!

With veraison being reported across the Napa Valley, the countdown to the 2025 harvest has officially begun. In Rutherford, Inglenook Senior Associate Winemaker Jonathan Tyer predicts they will start picking their estate Cabernet Sauvignon in mid-September. Stay tuned for more updates on the 2025 vintage!

Some wineries are reporting #veraison in northern Napa Valley. Here is a great photo courtesy of Raymond Vineyards.    

Materra, Cunat Family Vineyards Director of Winemaking Chelsea Barrett talks about protecting grapes from the sun and managing temperatures of their clay loam soil with Oakville bluegrass as their permanent cover crop. “The soil can get quite hot in the summer with the amount of clay… It really helps us with managing the soil temperature Read the full article…