The Old Vine

Glenn Hugo Glenn continues the Girard tradition of terroir-driven and minimalist intervention as the protege of Marco DiGiulio and Zach Long. He brings a practical artisanal approach to winemaking with a focus on wine as part of the culinary experience. A native Texan, Glenn developed his passion for wine over 12 years in the restaurant [...]

It’s not what you think, but just like the arrival of a newborn, the proud papa of the new Jets Uncorked Cabernet Sauvignon, Marco DiGiulio, was eager to show off his latest creation. This video is a captivating look at the behind-the-scenes bottling of this commemorative wine for the New York Jets inaugural season in [...]

The name of our Girard blog is called The Old Vine and much of our fruit comes from old vines, but what exactly is the significance of old vines? The definition of an old vine will vary depending on who you talk to and which varietal it is, but generally it refers to a grape [...]

Some weeks, I can’t decide which of several topics to write about, while at other times I struggle to find a topic for a blog post. Such was the case this week, so I decided to pay Marco DiGiulio a visit to see what was happening in the winemaking world and see if he had [...]

Blending—it’s not rocket science. It’s more of an art form. The winemaker is the artist and his barrels of wine are his palette. Yet, in order for Girard wines to “blast-off” on your palate, our winemaker must blend the wine so that it shows his style of winemaking while remaining true to varietal and the terroir [...]