We are thrilled to announce that the bloom season, which only lasts about a week, has commenced in our vineyard. The vines are adorned with tiny white flowers that exude a delicate fragrance. This is a crucial time for our vineyard as the flowers are self-pollinating, ensuring healthy grape production. Our vineyard crew has been working … Read more
Mother’s Day Weekend! Its Mother’s Day weekend and we have some great activities planned. The weather is cooperating with temperatures in the high 80s and low 90s and little chance of rain. On Friday night, May 12th, we will be jointly sponsoring a charity event with Figaro’s Pizza of Phoenix benefiting 71 Five Youth Ministries … Read more
All 11 varieties in our vineyard went into budbreak last week as a result of the heat spike we experienced. This was then followed by 0.5 inches of rain on Tuesday 5/2/23. Then we returned to sunny afternoons to dry things out. Having an additional shot of water as the vines start to grow is … Read more
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
Awards Late last week, we were notified by the SavorNW Wine Competition that we had won four awards in the 2023 competition. The SavorNW Wine Competition, held in Cannon Beach, Oregon is one of the largest wine competitions that is open exclusively to wineries in the Northwest Region. Our winning wines were as follows: Gold … 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
Indoor Wine and Music The weather outlook is for rain and cold weather for the next 10 days ago as we move toward Spring. We are really pleased that we are receiving the moisture, but glad that we have a great indoor space for wine lovers to enjoy wine and music. The above picture was taken … 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
2023 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition We were pleased and honored to announce the following results from the San Francisco Wine Competition: 2017 Tempranillo – Best of Class!! 2017 Cab Franc – Silver 2018 Malbec – Silver 2020 Viognier – Silver 2020 Albarino – Silver All of these wines will be open and available for tasting … Read more