... was slow and we were able to stagger the harvest of our mini-terroirs between October 2nd and October ... and flavors. Overall great grapes and a great harvest that is now reflected by what goes...

For most of us, the only mental image that we have of the grape harvest involves Lucile Ball’s bare feet and an oversized wooden vat, squishing the grape juice around with her toes and stomping away in what appears to be the effortless process of winemaking. But truly good wine begins long before...

Well, 315 tons and 50 days after our first grapes came in, we've finally finished Harvest 2006.  Three weeks ago, if you'd told us that we'd look back on the 2006 harvest with excitement, we'd have ... , and with only about 30% of the harvest in, we were worried that this would be the first disappointing harvest since 2001.  However, the last three weeks turned the vintage from a potential...

We finished harvesting the Mourvèdre in Beaucastel on Friday. Yesterday and today we are harvesting the last grapes in Vinsobres and notably the parcels that compose our Vinsobres les Hauts de Julien. This evening the harvest will be finished (in the vineyards) but we will of course continue posting here what is happening in the winery. Technorati Tags: beaucastel , rhone , wine...

Welcome to my Harvest Blog. In a few days, harvest will begin in Napa Valley. Needless to say, it’s the most exciting time of the year for us. I hope that with this blog, I can share some of the excitement and experience with you...

This week we began bringing in more of the red varietals, including almost 20 tons of Syrah and a small amount of Grenache. The Syrah is put into open-top tanks to ferment, and as the grape skins float to the top of the tank, we pump the juice over the top of the cap of skins. This process keeps the skins moist, and helps distribute the color and flavor of the skins throughout the juice. We...

Harvest 2006 is underway! We began picking this past Thursday (September 14) with Chardonnay grapes ... seen recently.  We’re looking forward to another great harvest! Harvest began about 2 weeks later ... , but didn't entirely make up for our late start. If you are interested in reviewing the 2005 Harvest, take a look at the 2005 Tablas Creek Harvest Journal...

... but need to "lay off the slosh sauce" for a bit? You could drink grape juice, especially now since Welch's 100% Concord grape juice has been listed as a top anti-oxidant containing food , but then, you're just drinking grape juice. Navarro Vineyards , located in the Anderson Valley in coastal Mendocino, has been growing grapes and making wine since 1974, but they also make grape juices from the same...