The Old Vine

The craziness of harvest is finally over.  Parting is such sweet sorrow, though its nice to be relieved of that stress.  And what a stressful vintage this has been!  The vines and grapes have done their jobs and now the yeast have practically completed their jobs in the winery as well.  Today we talked briefly [...]

Up until now in this series of articles, I’ve been discussing existing releases with winemaker, Zach Long. For our final Girard Mountain Series wine, we look to the future. The Girard Spring Mountain Cab is the 2009 vintage. That means it won’t even be bottled until 2011 and released in 2012. That’s a long way [...]

Last week, we tasted the Girard Cabernet Sauvignon from Diamond Mountain. Winemaker, Zach Long described it as blueberries with a creamy mocha. The 2006 is still available and the 2007 will be released this summer. However, if you are in the area on February 6, stop by our tasting room in Yountville for a sneak preview of [...]

Last week, we tried the Girard Cabernet Sauvignon from Tambor Vineyard located on the southern-most slopes of Mt. Veeder. It had characteristics of spice and subtle green combined with softer tannins that made it an easy drinking wine which probably is why it sold out. Look for the 2007 to be released soon, but in the [...]

This is the first of a series of 4 videos with Girard Winemaker, Zach Long. I figured that if I’m trying to sort out the differences with the various Mountain Cabernet Sauvignons that Girard produces, then perhaps other people might appreciate knowing what I’ve discovered about these great Napa Cabs. What I found is the [...]