The Road to Great Chardonnay - In The Field
The winter is behind us and the vines got enough rain this year to get them through the growing season. We pruned as the rains ended and...
First Owl Box
Watch out gophers! The first of our owl boxes is now in place. Barn owl mating season is about to begin and we wanted to make sure we...
Launch of The Griffin Hill Wine Club
After a mailing to virtually everyone in my address book, we gathered up a core group of friends that want to be the "founders" of the...
PG&E Power Shut Down
I've heard from some of you asking if the PG&E power shutdown included Griffin Hill. Yes, it did and yes there were some pretty high...
The First Harvest of Our New Cabernet Block
After waiting the standard three years for our new Cabernet Sauvignon vines in our newly redone lower section, we netted the vines to...
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...
