We had snow in the higher elevations last night. This happens in Napa Valley occasionally – maybe every 5-7 years or so. This is a photo from Howell Mountain from Craig Philpott on Twitter. Does snow hurt the vineyards? Nope – absolutely not. It is pretty to see!
Does snow hurt grapevines? — Year: 2021
Weather forecast: Winter rain is important to the summer growing season in Napa Valley
We have had cold mornings in Napa Valley the last few days and a few rainy days. But the majority of the rain is ahead of us. Below is the forecast for the next week or so. Lots of rain! This is important to us here in the valley as we need to fill our Read the full article…
Reflections on pruning season on Napa Valley Register
A great article on Napa Valley Register by Michael Silacci on pruning going on in the vineyard right now. On a crisp January morning, under clear blue skies, Alfredo Llamas walks up to a vine in a Napa Valley vineyard. He kicks the grape stake to see if it was broken, gives the vine a Read the full article…
Pruning continues on Mount Veeder and in Pope Valley at The Hess Collection Winery
The photo above is from Mount Veeder looking down at The Hess Collection Winery. The team at The Hess Collection Winery just began pruning their Mount Veeder and Pope Valley vineyards. These pruning shots are all from Pope Valley (Allomi Vineyard) and one shot from Mount Veeder looking down at our Estate that was quite Read the full article…
Vintage 2021 starts! Before and after pruning at Silverado Vineyards
The 2021 vintage is starting! We wanted to share some vineyard pruning photos from our friends over at Silverado Vineyards. The above photo is the “after” pruning photo, taken by Ben Leachman, their viticulturist from Walsh Vineyard Management. These were taken on Monday. The below is what it looked like as they are working their Read the full article…