The Wine Kitchen

Our 2011 Green Valley Pinot Noir, Devoto Garden Vineyard, is now available by the glass just down the street, with our friends the Wine Kitchen. 

Stop in for a glass and a tasty bite!

2012 Green Valley Pinot rated 92 by Prince of Pinot

We're pleased to mention that a bottle of our 2012 Green Valley Pinot Noir, Devoto Garden Vineyard, wound up in the hands of the Prince of Pinot, producer of the influential PinotFile report.  What did he say?

"Plenty of Pinot singing in this beautifully crafted wine"
                                    -- The Prince of Pinot, May 2014 

Click here for the Prince's full review

Flowering

It has been a warm, dry winter and early spring throughout the Northcoast, and the vines are ahead of 2013, which was already an accelerated growing year.

This year in addition to Pinot and Chardonnay, I am looking at Cabernet Franc around Healdsburg, with an eye toward making a medium-bodied, food friendly 'Loire-valley bistro' wine.

Here are some shots from the Los Amigos vineyard, farmed by Hook & Ladder, where you can see flowering on this Cab Franc just starting.  (These shots were taken in early May).

Here's Chardonnay from Inspiration vineyard, also just starting to flower.  This year I'm planning on making more Chardonnay than I did last year.

Huckleberry Youth Run for the Roses

Thanks to those who came out to taste with Kelly Z at the Huckleberry Youth Run for the Roses fundraiser on Saturday!  Beautiful day, beautiful setting, beautiful cause :)