Winemakers throughout the valley couldn’t be happier with the 2019 vintage, currently aging in their cellars. Descriptions such as bountiful, fantabulous, fruitful, the best yet, fabulous, elegant, awesome, smooth, phenomenal, exceptional, brilliant, bodacious, purity, sensational, intense, classic, gracious, balanced and big are being used to describe a vintage we can’t wait to see evolve. Who Read the full article…

The 2019 harvest season has come to an end. Wines from this year’s vintage are now quietly developing in cellars, and winemakers couldn’t be happier with the caliber of fruit from this year. “The quality of the fruit that has come into our cellars has been truly exceptional, with deeper color than anticipated, ample texture Read the full article…

Reds that have come across the crush pad and into tanks for primary fermentation are typically going through punch downs or punch overs, where the skins of the grapes are mixed back in with the juice, creating additional color, flavors and tannins. Sunny, warm days with cool nights are making for ideal ripening conditions for Read the full article…

“Our winemaking community is full of creative people who can adapt when the weather, power availability or other environmental changes take place.”  — Pam Starr, Crocker & Starr, winemaker and owner While much of Napa Valley is currently experiencing significant power outages, we are ready to power on through harvest. With last week’s cooler weather Read the full article…

Who said Mother Nature is predictable certainly not a Napa Valley winemaker! Warm late summer weather segued into a cooling trend in mid-September, with a touch of rain, all starting to show the beginning signs of fall. The result of the changes in weather? The picking of white wine grapes nearing is well underway and, Read the full article…