Aligoté from Napa Valley? Yes, thanks to Young Inglewood Vineyards. They make such a small amount of this wine – like 20 cases in 2019 – that if you see a bottle, grab it as quick as you can! And, it’s one of the first grapes to come in every year for harvest. This started Read the full article…
Harvest Updates
Thinning: an important annual process leading into harvest in Napa Valley
If you are walking the vineyards of Napa Valley in August, you might see the rows littered with grapes. What gives! Those grapes make great wines, yes? Of course. But “thinning” – the process of dropping some fruit – helps the quality and development of the remaining fruit. As with everything we do in the Read the full article…
Throwback Thursday from The Hess Collection Winery!
Harvest has begun!
Veraison is upon Napa Valley!
These photos from Harvest 2020 come to us from the good winery folks at Lang & Reed Wine Company. They were taken at from Sugarloaf Vineyard in Los Carneros. This is Bock 9, which is Cabernet Franc – Clone 214 Here’s an update from John Skupny: “From bloom to harvest is usually around 120 days… Read the full article…




