Veraison, the colorful benchmark in the wine grape-growing season as grapes turn from green to translucent gold and purple, is underway in Napa Valley. David McGraw from Silverado Farming Company confirmed that they had begun noticing the new color in grapes “earlier this week” in upvalley vineyards. Read the entire article at Napa Valley Register

Last week, we met up with Ivo Jeramaz of Napa Valley’s Grgich Hills Estate in Violet’s Vineyard to discuss how the 2022 growing season is going. The vineyard – just north of Yountville – is unique in that it has some of the oldest Cabernet Sauvignon vines in Napa Valley (over 60 years old!). Ivo Read the full article…

It’s early but all signs so far point to good growing conditions for Napa Valley’s 2022 vintage. The concern about lack of water has been lessened by big storms at the end of last year and some late-season rains this spring. Reservoirs are full of water and the winemakers of Napa Valley are full of Read the full article…

We had a good deal of rain mid-April here in the valley. Now things are warming up and we are seeing shoot growth all over the valley. We’ll be making some videos for you soon to give you some insight.

Not much to report! We are going to get some much needed rain in a few days, and we are having some cool mornings, but this is a case of no news is good news!