Category Archives: Winemaking

Q: What is Miramonte Planting in the New Vineyard?

A: Rhone varieties: Mourvedre, Grenache, Counoise, Cinsault. Tablas Creek clones. These grapes will be destined for two Rhone blends, and perhaps some small lot varietal wines — depending on final blend compositions. Read More…

And it BETTER be sexy …

An update (of sorts) and inquiry. Read More…

Barrel Washing. Someone’s Gotta Do It …

What we’ve been doing. All day, every day and into the night. Pardon the raw video, it was taken on the fly. Read More…

Syrah Punchdowns: Raw & Real

Punching down Syrah at 10:30 PM. Time to man-up and get to it … RAWR! Read More…

Making Wine: Sexy Business

Aah, the inglorious art and mysterious magic of fermentation science. A clip of Reinhard in the cellar, working up some yeast, and inoculating the 2010 Grenache. Yum! Smells like beef gravy. Seriously. Read More…

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