Last week, Sommelier Femi Oyediran of Charleston’s Graft Wine Shop & Bar asked Gabriela Lifsher of Crocker & Starr Wine, Lena Wellington of Inglenook and Imane Hanine of Matthiasson what the worst part of being a harvest intern was. The answer might bug you:
Every vintage tells a story! Join us to listen to the story of the 2021 vintage as told by three harvest interns who are among the first to taste and touch the fruits of this year’s harvest. Sommelier Femi Oyediran of Charleston’s Graft Wine Shop & Bar explored first impressions of year’s wines with Gabriela Read the full article…
The Cabernet Sauvignon harvest continues as most — but not all — growers report a light crop following two years of low rainfall. “At Oakville Ranch, we began picking Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc from our earliest blocks for some of our winery clients last week, with initial yields down 15-20%,” said Jennifer Rue of Read the full article…
Join us Tuesday, September 21st, 2021 at 6:30 P.M. for a very fun webinar: Shoveling the Tank: A Talk with Harvest Interns Join us to listen to the story of the 2021 vintage as told by three harvest interns who are among the first to taste and touch the fruits of this year’s harvest. Sommelier Read the full article…
The Napa Valley harvest is intensifying as growers start to bring in Cabernet Sauvignon. At Clif Family Winery on Howell Mountain, Laura Barrett harvested a block of Cabernet Sauvignon three days ahead of schedule in anticipation of last week’s thunderstorms, which turned out to do little more than dust off the grapes. Read the entire Read the full article…