Scenes from our bottling line, March 1st, 2011.
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The Winter Wonder-Vine
There is life after harvest. In fact, I enjoy the winter quarter as much as any. A time to reflect on the chaos of harvest and clean up “shop” before the new season kicks off. Since Zach has so eloquently informed us about buttoning up the 2011 vintage, I thought I’d expound on winter activities [...]
In a Winter Winery-Land
Generally, the winter is a very quiet time around a winery. After the harvest season that is typically filled with long hours and little rest, those of us that make our living in the cellar like to kick our feet up a little bit and enjoy the holidays. This year is no exception with regards [...]
here we go again!
Maybe because it was such a busy summer, or maybe it has do to with the fact that the weather here was so rarely hot that it never felt like summer, but I am largely flabbergasted to wake up to find it early fall, already with juice in tank. Our tanks are teetering on the [...]
Santa Barbara
As some of you may know, Meaghan and I recently relocated to Santa Barbara, where she will complete her PhD in comparative literature at UCSB. She is an amazing student, and watching the culmination of her studies will be a very cool thing to witness. In a lot of ways, though, it was difficult to [...]
September 2 vineyard video
I made it out to Clarksburg on Friday morning to taste our block and test the sugars. Take a gander at this video to see how it went!
Grant explains the vineyard basics
Take a tour with Grant of our Chenin Blanc vineyard in Clarksburg:
Our 2011 blue plate Chenin Blanc!
The 2011 blue plate Chenin Blanc from Clarksburg, CA is as beautifully crisp and layered as it is affordable.
Available now at:
blueplatewines.com 
