http://www.ultimatepinot.com/stewards-of-water/ Candid discussion on the philosophies, practices and problems involved in making the Ultimate Pinot Noir Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:53:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.ultimatepinot.com/stewards-of-water/comment-page-1/#comment-17 jim kress Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:50:19 +0000 http://www.ultimatepinot.com/stewards-of-water/#comment-17 So far we are seeing good replenishment of the ground water and in the levels of our reservoirs which is definitely a good sign. Sufficient water resources can make or break a vintage. We focus not only on capturing water in our reservoirs but also striving - to eliminate soil erosion. We have been using water treated by the county for several years now for irrigating our vineyards in Carneros and rely on it as a key component of our water management program. So far we are seeing good replenishment of the ground water and in the levels of our reservoirs which is definitely a good sign. Sufficient water resources can make or break a vintage. We focus not only on capturing water in our reservoirs but also striving – to eliminate soil erosion.
We have been using water treated by the county for several years now for irrigating our vineyards in Carneros and rely on it as a key component of our water management program.

]]> http://www.ultimatepinot.com/stewards-of-water/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Doug Walker Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:46:20 +0000 http://www.ultimatepinot.com/stewards-of-water/#comment-13 This post caught my attention...water is a declining resource. It is great that you are effectively managing the resource and using recycled water. I presume that the recycled water has no impact on the wine quality. This post caught my attention…water is a declining resource. It is great that you are effectively managing the resource and using recycled water. I presume that the recycled water has no impact on the wine quality.

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