2007 Tom Eddy Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Harvest Information: Varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon(99%) , Petit Verdot (1%) Appellation: Napa Valley Vintage: 2007 Harvest Dates: September 10th – October 9th Ranch Breakdown: Bella Vista 63% Diamond Mt. Stagecoach 21% Atlas Peak Meteor 13% Mount George Spanos/Berberian 3% Napa Valley (Pritchard [...]
Trellis wires are added to our organic vineyard to give support to new grape shoots and eventual grape clusters.
Where grapevines are concerned, love means "bloom". And those tiny clusters that look like miniature grapes? Those are encapsulated flowers just waiting to make love.
We have about a week and a half window to sucker the young volunteer shoots before they become lignified (hardened) and harder to deal with.
Thought all the fab 2007 Cabs were gone? Think again! We hold our wines longer in wood and bottle which means we're just now tasting our 2007s for future release.
It's raining now but just a few days ago, vineyard guys were jumping out of bed at 3am to activate the wind machines. Just in case.
Winter is waning, the days are lengthening, the air is warming…and the vines can sense it! Extended periods of warmth and sunlight that usher in the seasonal change to Spring are waking the vines from their Winter dormancy. Cells begin to multiply using stored up starches within the vine to create the [...]
Why mow when sheep can do the job?
HOW TO TELL A GOOD WINE FROM A BAD WINE: a simple, totally unscientific method. 1) Buy a bottle of red wine. 2) Drink some and leave at least ½ of the wine in both. Maybe buy two. 3) Put the cork back in the bottle and leave on the counter. Do not refrigerate. 4) Try [...]
Test your Napa Valley IQ. No prizes, just the knowledge that you’re up on Napa Valley! 1) California produces 3,239,000 tons of wine grapes (versus table grapes). What percentage is from Napa Valley? a) 80% b) 30% c) 4% d) 15% 2) The first recognized commercial winery in NV was established in 1861. [...]