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…

Benessere Vineyards Winemaker/General Manager Matt Reid gives an update on the 2025 growing season from their Sagrantino vines in St. Helena. The vines have gone through bloom and set and the berries are developing nicely via cell division, which will continue until veraison in another month or so. “So far, it looks like a very Read the full article…

Groth Vineyard & Winery Director of Winegrowing Ted Henry gives an update on the 2025 growing season from their estate vineyard in Oakville. Thanks to heavy rains over spring, the cover crop is lush and the soil is well-saturated, which contributes to big, beautiful grape clusters and sets them up nicely for the whole growing Read the full article…