Veraison is fruit set to raisin

by | Mar 4, 2015 | Viticulture, Wine

In California, everything in nature is coming early for 2015, as regards growth of plants. This has been the winter from hell for most of the country, but we’ve been really blessed in the Golden State. Bud break has happened: this is when a grape vine’s...

The Non-Summer of 2010

by | Aug 11, 2010 | Viticulture, Wine, Wine Business

Here we sit in August, waiting for the heat. Actually, we also waited for spring to kick in, and thought that “at least summer will come around, and warm things up a bit.” Well, were we ever wrong. I can’t remember the last time I woke up in the...