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…
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…
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…
As the Napa Valley moves forward from a disaster prone 2020, winemakers, tradespeople and wine aficionados are looking forward to a successful growing season in 2021. The Napa Valley Vintners released their annual vintage report for 2020 yesterday, and Napa Valley enjoyed a warm, dry winter with rain and cold weather not beginning until the Read the full article…