Category Archives: Winemaking

Bringing Sexy Back: 2010 Grenache Rosé

Pressing off beautiful Grenache to craft another truly great Miramonte rosé — a near perfect wine for much of modern, healthy cuisine. Read More…

Picking Grapes: Raw & Real

A brief glimpse at 1 AM grape picking – Estate Syrah. We left it raw & real, with natural sound and chatter. That’s Mira you hear barking occasionally, and Ben Drake you hear telling the guys to pick less leaf. Apologies in advance for the rough editing. Read More…

Can You Dig it?

A 3 point update: Project, Harvest, European Trip. Read More…

Harvest Eve 2010!

Last minute thoughts before the plunge into harvest — and a brief note on our European Trip! Read More…

Dirty Blow Dryers and Harvest Goulash

Quick project update … in triple digit heat Read More…

An Update, a Shout Out, and a Stylish Poopy

Hot n Heavy Update

Miramonte 2.0 Walk Thru – Raw and Almost Uncut

A Degree of Beauty

My recent Ode to Reinhard post generated a few questions for some folks. Here’s a brief bit of clarification. Enjoy … and talk soon!

Ode to Reinhard

End of a long, hectic day.  I’d had enough.  Wanted it all to end.  Then I tasted through several lots of wine in barrel — last work for the day.  And I mean, they were phenomenal.   I had to say … Read More…

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