10 Interesting Facts About Pinot Noir

10 Interesting Facts About Pinot Noir

1. It is known as the Heartbreak Grape. Despite its popularity, Pinot Noir is not the easiest grape to cultivate. It is very thin-skinned, which makes it liable to get damaged in the vineyard. It is also difficult to ripen, requiring specific conditions and high...
Things are looking up!

Things are looking up!

Now that all 153 days of January are finally over, we feel somewhat ready to return our “free sample” of 2021. Thankfully there is a glimmer of hope to take some courage from.   We’re planning for another fantastic harvest, even though due to unpredictable...
We’re heading for the finish line…

We’re heading for the finish line…

For most of us this year has held more surprises than we care to enjoy. It almost feels like it has been 5 years since 2020 began! Now we’re in the home straight and the countdown to Christmas is about to begin in earnest.We’ve received another crop of award results...
Plan a visit to our little corner of heaven

Plan a visit to our little corner of heaven

What a wonderful sight it is to see our visitors enter through the doors of our tasting room and restaurant. Since social distancing, mask-wearing and hand hygiene have become integral to our daily routines, it is safe to say things are not going back to “normal” any...
Finally… Some good news!

Finally… Some good news!

We were not sure what to expect when we got word that the president would be addressing the nation on Saturday night. The past few months have felt like an emotional rollercoaster, so we were not really holding our breaths that anything significant would change. What...