Come out to Fine Art in the Park
Come see us this weekend, 5/18-19 at the Rotary's 44th annual Fine Art in the Park event in Los Altos' Lincoln Park. Rain or shine. ...
Racking
Among the activities taking place in the winery this time of year is racking. There many reasons to rack. The most common reasons are:...
Winter - Time to Start Working on 2019 Vintage
Work in the vineyard at Griffin Hill starts earlier than you might expect. The rains (and a rare snow - see photo) keep equipment out of...
Vineyard Focus - Thurston Vineyard
We sell out of Pinot Noir each year, which is a good thing from the perspective that we can be sure at least some folks approve of what...
Native Yeast Trials
After the grape harvest comes into the winery in the fall and gets processed from grape clusters to must and juice, the most critical...
Harvest! Winemaking Has Begun for 2018
After a lot of waiting, the grapes of the Santa Cruz Mountains are reaching varietal ripeness. Our first harvest was one of our...
Veraision and Late Harvest
The grapes are now fully mature and we're getting close to harvest. The cooler weather this fall has caused a delay in reaching full...
We Have Berries!
As of the final week of June, the flowers on our vines have turned into fruit. In the wine business, when talking about these early...
We're in Bloom
Those "clusters" I talked about in the last blog post are now opening into flower clusters as you can see in the accompanying photo. The...
2018 Vintage is Well Underway
I was talking with a wine-loving friend who asked if this is a quiet time in the vineyard. While explaining the many activities going on...
