The pattern of the growing season is setting in: long cool nights with foggy mornings from #sfbay, following by a mid-morning warmup, and nice warm afternoons. Repeat until harvest!
Napa Valley meets “Karl The Fog” almost daily in spring and summer…
Napa Valley meets “Karl The Fog” almost daily in spring and summer… — 2021 Harvest
Budbreak on Spring Mountain at Stony Hill Vineyard
Spring has come to Spring Mountain!
We love Ewe. Sheep take over Napa Valley!
We reached out to the team at Tres Sabores recently as the sheep have invaded the valley. Why do farmers in Napa Valley use sheep? Here are the reasons that Julie Johnson gave: No use of fossil fuels or chemicals for weed control. Peace and quiet in the vineyard (Julie notes that they’re pretty social Read the full article…
Do we look good in Yellow? Napa Valley is covered in mustard!
It’s that time of year again. The time when even the local might be tempted to pull off the road to get a photo of the amazing fields of yellow that cover Napa Valley. This happens every February and we never grow tired of it. We think yellow looks good on Napa Valley! The photo Read the full article…
January rain totals are about average
We had a Dry January (rainwise, not winewise) until the end – the last week brought over 2 inches to parts of Napa Valley. Above some historical perspective from http://cenapa.ucanr.edu/about/weather/?weather=station&station=109