Out in the vineyard, the continuing cool, wet weather has begun to delay the bud break of our vines. There is still a lot of time in front of us though, and a lot can happen with the amount of heat and water that lie ahead. On the wine front, we have released several new … Read more
Good Weather in store!? This has been an interesting year with cool, wet La Niña conditions in full force. Our severe drought situation is diminishing and the reservoirs continue to fill steadily. However according to NOAA scientists, the La Niña conditions are abating and we have entered a neutral weather pattern Where rains will slow … Read more
…of Rain and Cold Ahead The reservoirs continue to fill and the long range forecast is for La Niña conditions to weaken to neutral. So there is sunlight at the end of this tunnel of rain and we will soon be complaining about the heat. But for the next two weeks or so we will … Read more
More Rain and Cold Ahead Spring arrived with a bluster last week bringing more rain for the valleys and snow in the mountains. This continued moisture is great for our water supply in the mountain lakes, as well as ground water in our fields. Emigrant lake is now over 34% full and Howard Prairie and … Read more
The weather forecast came true this past week as we had a good steady rain/snow storm hit the area for the last couple of days. It came at a critical time for agriculture in the Valley and for us as a vineyard. The reservoirs continue to fill as does the available ground water on our … Read more
The above picture was taken from the second story Tasting Room window and is a great panorama of the recently pruned vines asleep in the cold snowy winter weather. We received about 3 inches of snow out of this last storm which is very welcome moisture. The Talent Irrigation District reservoirs are filling up to … Read more
This picture was taken about 7am this morning and no, it wasn’t the 4 to 6 inches that was forecast and that we hoped would come true, but again it fell short. We will take what we can get though and hope for more rain or snow to come. This week we have some great … Read more
No, this is not a picture from yesterday morning, although we had hoped it would be. However, the storm fizzled by the time it passed by and the weather for the next week is forecast to be cold, dry and clear. Come on rain!!! In the vineyard, we have been taking advantage of clear days … Read more
Cold rainy weather is back in the forecast and it looks like we hopefully will experience a return to the wetter weather toward the end of the week. We hope this happens since still need a significant amount of moisture to fill our reservoirs and enjoy adequate water for the year ahead… However, during the … Read more
The weather continues to be beautiful, but it looks like we hopefully will get precipitation toward the end of the week. We hope so because the reservoirs are still only about 15% to 20% full. This is better than where they were, but there is still a long way to go… This week we are … Read more