I got frosted…now what?
How to hedge your losses I had an macroeconomics professor preface the start of the semester stating that any question asked in his class was answerable with “it depends”…or “China”. While I don’t remember a ton about that class or the intricacies of U.S. tariff policy towards Chinese manufacturing, I find that at least the […]
2023 Growing Season: The Napa Edition
A couple weeks ago I was asked by Tim Carl over at Napa Valley Features to write a review of the 2023 season with a focus specifically on Napa. Check out the original post here and be sure to browse the rest of this remarkable publication. 2023 has been a weird one. While the rest […]
2023: It was the best of vintages, it was the worst of vintages…
Yesterday marked the official end of the growing season and what a season it was, amiright?? 2023 has proven to be polarizing. For some growers and winemakers, this was a remarkable year for quality, and others are just thankful to have crop insurance. Let’s take a look at why this is. I wrote about how […]
We need to talk…about 2023
No, we aren’t breaking up. This year has been a little weird. We got a lot of rain and up until recently it’s been markedly cold. How different is it though? One thing I like to keep in mind is that the last few years have been hot and early. Perhaps this is just a […]
Micronutrients: you should sweat the small stuff
When it comes to micronutrients, good things come in small quantities By Mark Greenspan The following article first appeared in Wine Business Monthly in June, 2014. Read the original article here. When it comes to vine nutrition, most of us think about the N-P-K we’re putting out. That makes sense, because each and every year […]
Why was yield low this year?
Why was yield low this year? All over California, tonnage came up shy Not to state the obvious… There are a lot of factors contributing to the low yield this year. Let’s address the most glaringly obvious one: things got hot. September temperatures reached over 105° in many parts of the state and stayed that […]
Ask a viticulturist: Why is my yield so low? Timely canopy management matters.
Ask a Viticulturist: Why is my yield so low? Timely canopy management matters We were recently contacted by a grower distraught over his consistently low yield. This is a producer in the Russian River AVA of Sonoma County who grows exclusively Pinot noir. Yield-quantity is a funny thing for producers of quality grapes destined for […]
