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.

Wine 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 [...]

Late 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 [...]

Part 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 [...]

Part 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 [...]

Vineyard 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 [...]

Budburst approaching and frost danger

Late Winter Rains Recharge Ventura County vineyards

Grenache - under the radar alternative to Pinot Noir

How 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," [...]

2018 Cavaletti Vineyards Grape Harvest - by the numbers

Reflections 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 [...]