It is St. Patrick’s Day and, appropriately, there is green everywhere. We had some rain this weekend and a cold front moved in behind it, so frost season is upon us as well, for as long as the next two months.

We have finished pruning and tying the vines, and this is the time of year when we can assess the potential of the vineyards. When the vines are tied, we truly feel that a new vintage has begun because we no longer see unpruned canes as evidence of 2007. Everything is in good order. The canes look very good, soils are nicely saturated and cover crops have prevented erosion.

We have bottled the 2006 Pinots as well as our 2007 Rosé, first wine of that vintage. The 2007 Pinots are almost all through with malolactic fermentations, and barrel orders have gone in for 2008.

Walking through the vineyard, we’ve seen lots of … More…