A good article on how winter rains effect Napa Valley’s vineyards.
Is flooding bad for vineyards
Is flooding bad for vineyards — Harvest Updates
rainfall summary – a HUGE amount of rain
As we ended 2022, the rains came down in buckets here in Napa Valley. At some point leading up to the new year, Napa (the city) got 2 inches of rain in under 6 hours. And, as we post this, more rain (a dangerous storm) is expected to arrive tomorrow. Some of the mountain areas Read the full article…
Rainfall Summary – Oct + Nov
Rainfall Summary – Oct + Nov from Paul Blank, Napa RCD Environmental Scientist November brought the first rain of Water Year 2022-23 (beginning October 1) to the Napa Valley, with two small storms and four to five days of measurable rainfall. Rain totals at the County ALERT monitoring stations (napa.onerain.com) were below average for the Read the full article…
First impressions of the 2022 vintage from Napa Valley
Lush, opulent, challenging, amazing, rich and understated (that should age really well) – those are just a few of the words to describe the first impressions of the 2022 vintage from Napa Valley!
Want to work a harvest in Napa Valley?
Hear from some of Napa Valley’s interns on what it’s like to work here: 5 questions with a Napa Valley harvest intern – Logan from Kentucky 5 questions with a Napa Valley harvest intern – Victor from Napa 5 questions with a Napa Valley harvest intern – Jesenia from Chile (special Spanish-language edition!)