Do you drink Verdelho? You should. And Coquerel Family Wine Estates makes an awesome one. Coquerel Family Wine Estates is located just beyond the town of Calistoga at the north end of the Napa Valley. Their estate vineyard sits in the afternoon shadows of the Mayacamas Mountains. It also produces exceptional Verdelho, Tempranillo and Petite Sirah. Read the full article…
The valley is seeing wonderful grapes coming in over past week – the type of fruit that makes a winemaker excited. Here are 2 examples from Ellman Family Vineyards. The above is our their Sauvignon Blanc grapes, which came in last week. Below is Cabernet Sauvignon – the king of Napa Valley. These just Read the full article…
An update from Priyanka French, winemaker at Signorello Estate: “Despite everything that 2020 has brought with it, it’s that time of the year, and like every year: harvest is here. We picked our Sauvignon Blanc and three separate picks of our Chardonnay from Hope’s Vineyard. With the heat, things are moving along very fast. We Read the full article…
One of the most exciting aspects of harvest time is harvesting wine grapes at night. We do this for multiple reasons: It keeps the vineyard crews safer than picking during the high heat of the day It gives the crews a longer time to work without worrying about heating up the grapes which results in Read the full article…
An update from Chris at Bouchaine Vineyards in Carneros on the 2020 harvest: “A cooler summer in Carneros was followed by some nice heat. The third week of August kicked harvest off at Bouchaine Vineyards (on 8/20), a week or so earlier than average. We see smaller clusters across the board for Pinot Noir and Read the full article…