The Old Vine

The cellar is pressing its last tank of Cabernet Sauvignon and we are continuing to barrel down the remaining 2011 vintage wines. We are finally able to catch our breath from a long harvest and now begin the patient period of barrel aging.  We can now appreciate the aromas in the winery where smells of [...]

“Tomorrow at day light,” the text read from our illustrious winemaker, Glenn Hugo, on Sunday afternoon referring to the time our first pick of the 2011 vintage was to be initiated.  I was ready and have been for a while just like most everyone else in wine country since this year’s harvest was once again [...]

The Sauvignon Blanc at Morgan Ranch is almost ready and will most likely be the first fruit we’ll harvest later this week

We are now, or at least should be, in the home stretch of the 2011 growing season.  As you drive along Hwy 29 the vineyards are lush with green foliage, trimmed and thinned neatly and taking in every drop of sunlight and degree.  Veraison has begun in some of the warmer parts of Napa Valley [...]

I sat down with Marco DiGiulio this week and we talked about the weather. Not that we didn’t have anything else to talk about, but now that we’re well into the growing season, I wanted to hear his thoughts on how this year’s harvest is shaping up. Marco, what has happened so far this year [...]