Ira says he's "almost obsessive" about keeping yields to three tons or less per acre. He employs extended maceration and fermentation and is utilizing the talents of Ed Sbragia, winemaker emeritus for Beringer as a consultant.
I recently got an email from Vernon Kindred, one of the two winemakers at Fallbrook Winery. They had just bottled some of their 2008 vintages and he was anxious...
Image of Valdez Family Winery via Snooth
More than 200 California family-owned wineries descended upon the Del Mar Fairgrounds this past Sunday to share th...
WINEormous began as a concept. It would be a blog with stories focusing on wineries and the people who make them run - owners, winemakers, pourers, folks on the bottling line, all of them.
"We are in a perfect place to grow grapes. We've got sunshine, we've got hillsides, proximity to the ocean, the cool breezes and fog and we've got low yields." ...
It's harvest time, the crush is on and life in the vineyards is extremely busy. I visited Thornton Winery for their first crush of the year last month. Crush at...
Beginning yesterday and running every 3rd Saturday through September is Fallbrook's Wine & "A Bite" Art Walk. Fallbrook is a short and easy drive from T...
