Hosted by Director of Winemaking Dirk Hampson, (that’s me), our blog does not aspire to particularly deep thinking, linear thinking, or even insightful thinking. (Of course, since this is about wine, we can aspire to pretensions as needed.) We are approaching this blog as an opportunity to share some of what is going on at our wineries, in our vineyards or in the area along with any fleeting thoughts that happen to get captured in these electrons to be spread across the internet like so much chaff in the wind. (It is faster than sending notes in a bottle but technically far more demanding.) We will try to post a cross section of your comments and even respond to prove that we are alive, alert, and still have a working internet connection.

Date: March 05, 2010 10:31 AM

Spring Flowers

When I think about “bloom” in Napa Valley, I normally think about when the vineyards are blooming to set the crop for the year (usually in May but it changes by variety, location, rootstock, exposure, soil, vintage…you get the idea). I happen to love it when the vines bloom, but it isn’t much to behold. They are nearly invisible at a distance. You could drive past all of our vineyards and never notice the grape (more...)

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