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Winemaker's Notes

Winemaker Ryan Sidoti, and Vineyard Manager Kurt Guba share the winemaking process with us every month, along with other fun tidbits around the winery.

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Ryan Sidoti

Feb 17

Vineyard - February 2024

Winter pruning has begun and Lupe and Howard are hard at work trimming away last year's growth and making sure to leave the vine in the...

Ryan Sidoti

Feb 17

Production - February 2024

At this point in the year I'm working on moving all the wines from this past harvest through their next step. The red wine is now in...

Ryan Sidoti

Sep 21, 2023

Harvest Update

Last weekend we completed our first harvest. We picked Pinot Noir for sparkling wine. This is also called “green harvest” since we pick...

Ryan Sidoti

Aug 31, 2023

September 2023 Wine Club - Update

We’re preparing to release our September 2023 wine club shipment. The four wines are: 2018 Pinot Noir - A blend from all 4 of our...

Ryan Sidoti

Aug 4, 2023

Vineyard Update

The grapes are going through version this week. This is when the grapes begin to change color as they ripen. The sugar inside them will...

Ryan Sidoti

Aug 3, 2023

Production Update

I’ve recently decided on blends and gotten the 2021 Cabernet Franc racked out of barrel and into tank. After proper settling it’ll be...

Ryan Sidoti

Aug 2, 2023

Apple Update

The apples have also changed color and are looking nearly ready to eat. They’re still too tart, but they’ll only get sweeter and we’ll be...

Ryan Sidoti

Aug 1, 2023

Garden Update

I walked through the garden this morning and saw a couple butterflies and snapped a few photos. Katie is also trying to keep some...