Just an update on how the vines look compared to less than a week ago. Chantico...

Can you tell the difference? One of these vines was planted in 1984 (Zinfandel) and the other was planted in 1997 (Sangiovese). During this time of year - they kind of all look alike...

Is there anywhere in the world that doesn't make wine nowadays?

Chateau Pech-Latt. Near Ribaute. Les Corbieres. Languedoc. Vines trained in Gobelet pruning. France. Europe. Vineyard...

You've probably noticed on some bottles of wine the term "Old Vines" and wondered what this means. Old vines means exactly what it says, the vines are old. If a portion of a vineyard has old vines, meaning the vines could be upward of 125 years old, the vines yeild much lower crops than young vines but produce much more concentrated and intense wines. The term has no legal meaning in the wine...

I recently took this photo of the vineyard tenders "cleaning the vines" in our vineyards. This work needs to be done by hand and it is really important that it be carried out with precision. The "cleaning of the vines" allows the plants to concentrate their energy in producing richer fruit...

Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: mark rudner Post Time: 12-23-2006 at 09:39 PM

Here are some shots Gerich took this week of our vines. They are quite happy with the weather and have agreed not to cause any fuss while Mark (our winemaker) is on his honeymoon. See photo above! Chantico. Indee's Vineyard Bella Vista Vineyard New 2-acre site on Indee's Vineyard...

It's been fairly mild here in Washington's Columbia Valley in recent days (except for that little windstorm that swept through the Northwest).

It's not springtime any longer and that's when the vines cry. Here's a detail of a vine after winter pruning, in spring when temperatures rise, the sap seeps out from the pruning cuts. this is called that the vines cry "Les Vignes Pleurent", a drip can be seen on the twig. Cordon Royat training. Grape variety Cabernet Sauvignon Domaine de Triennes Nans-les-Pins Var Cote d’Azur France...