Our friends at SommTV are in the valley filming a Napa Valley harvest episode likely to release in October. They sent us these cool shots of them on location:
SommTV is in Napa Valley to cover the 2021 harvest! — Year: 2021
St Helena Star: A busy week in the vineyards
Napa Valley growers spent the last week harvesting high-quality, low-yield white varietals, and some are already bringing in reds. Honig Vineyard & Winery has finished with Sauvignon Blanc and harvested some young Malbec, producing the “unusual scenario” of whites and reds overlapping, according to Kristin Belair. Read the entire article at https://napavalleyregister.com/community/star/news/napa-valley-harvest-report-a-busy-week-in-the-vineyards/article_87150a32-dd65-5db4-ae9a-8e370f64a3d9.html
Reds are starting to come in at a few places in Napa Valley
Napa Valley 2021 vintage update from Molly at Sequoia Grove Winery
We caught up with Molly Hill, winemaker at Sequoia Grove Winery in Rutherford, Napa Valley, to get an update on her expectations for the reds of the 2021 vintage. She has high hopes for the vintage based on what she saw early on in the year and what she is seeing in the vineyards now. Read the full article…
2021 vintage update from Nova at Robert Mondavi Winery
Walking in the vineyard every morning sounds relaxing. And it is. But for Nova Cadamatre MW, Senior Director of Winemaking at Robert Mondavi Winery, it’s also part of her job. Every year at this time Nova, and other winemakers all over Napa Valley, put boots into the vineyard every morning to check on grapes. And Read the full article…