Sunday, August 14, 2011

John does not understand French



No Frost Damage from April 8-9 Frost


No frost damage to the crop. Why? Nothing like investing in a 1.5 million gallon reservoir with a V-8 car engine to power the pumps the year preceding the frost.

Monday, January 17, 2011

Santa Barbara Independent Article on Hilliard Bruce

http://www.independent.com/news/2011/jan/15/luck-vines/

Saturday, January 1, 2011

My drawing of a typical Pinot noir grape

Our grapes sacrificed their little round easily squished lives for these wines.

Our windblown site, morning fogs, cold temperatures, and intense sun: wines with intense Pinot noir and Chardonnay flavors. We have handled them carefully through the process of becoming wine to preserve their unique personalities of taste. Not every grape made it.