The Oldest Vine - Somm TV
Somm TV's Documentary The Oldest Vine, follows Patrick Kelley and other LA wine makers attempt to create wine from the San Gabriel Mission's grape vines for the first time in centuries while also leading the LA vintner resurgence.
READ MOREWine Enthusiast - The New Generation of Vintners Reviving Los Angeles’ Wine Heritage
The Los Angeles basin was California’s first wine country, with tens of thousands of vineyard acres and hundreds of wineries that quenched the state’s thirst from the 1830s [...]
READ MORELate Summer Vineyard Update
We’ve been working with the Swayze Vineyard since 2015. It is a high-altitude, with hot weather, and constant wind. We have come to define the season by simply [...]
READ MOREPart 2 - Why We’ve Gone Native
Nature vs nurture. Tradition vs innovation. Discussion about winemaking techniques and the resulting wines usually break down into these two camps [...]
READ MOREPart 1 - Native Fermentation
The decision to use native yeasts or inoculating with selected yeasts is one of the things that divide winemakers into different camps based on their preference. There are good arguments for both sides [...]
READ MOREVineyard Update
It is the first of July and we are excited by the abundance and quality of the fruit we are seeing in the vineyard this year. The above average rainfall and later than normal spring rains have increased vine health and vigor [...]
READ MOREHow do you know when to pick a wine grape?
One of the most common questions we get from customers is: "How do you know when is the best time to harvest your grapes?" The short answer is either "experience," [...]
READ MOREReflections on the 2018 Season
Our third harvest season will go down as the longest and most challenging so far. The annual grape harvest in our region normally lasts six weeks. It begins with harvesting Tempranillo for rosé [...]
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