The Old Vine

We caught up with winemaker, Glenn Hugo, a couple of weeks ago in the cellar and he gave us a quick education on the use of oak barrels from several different coopers when aging our mountain designate Cabernet Sauvignon, including Mt. Veeder.  This is the first video in a series, so check back soon for the [...]

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Known as the King of all the fine wine grapes, is there any doubt that it should deserve its own day for celebration? Cabernet Sauvignon is, arguably, the most well-known red grape on the planet and gained high regard early in wine history as the main proportion of the prominent Bordeaux wines hailing from the [...]