After nearly a month of fermentation, our Two Old Dogs Sauvignon Blanc is completely dry (meaning that we have fermented out all of the natural sugar in the sweet ripe grapes picked a month ago, and there is no residual sugar in the wine)! At this point in the process, we thought it would be fun to…
This year’s early-morning harvest at Mello Vineyard in Yountville started around 4:15 a.m. Tractor lights and headlamps lit the way on our journey to create our 2015 Two Old Dogs Sauvignon Blanc! Beautiful bright green clusters shimmer in the tractor’s lights. All hands on deck for these early AM picks! It was the earliest harvest…
There’s nothing we love more than hosting good folks on our porch overlooking the Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards! We recently enjoyed spending some time with our friends from Inn On Randolph, Destination Design Group, Neiman Cellars, and Kelly Fleming Wines. With an appearance from Chloe the cat and Camo the Black Lab, of course! Did we mention…VERAISON is here! Harvest is…
Another year with very little rainfall but text-book growing conditions, 2013 gave us exceptionally bold wines. In the vineyard, we had early bud break, early flower set, early veraison, and an ideal balanced summer leading to an early harvest. We harvested about the same bountiful yields as the year prior, with excellent ripeness and great acid balance to boot! The typical Herb…
With the sporadic rainfall (the warm “Pineapple Express” that came in from the Pacific and dumped inches at a time on us) coupled with the unusually warm winter and spring, the vines budded out about three weeks earlier than usual this year. Below (left) is a cluster that has yet to bloom in a shadier block of…
We’re thrilled to announce a very special winemaker dinner at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19 at Taj Campton Place in San Francisco. Jennifer Lamb, owner of Herb Lamb Vineyards, will host this extraordinary wine and food journey! Chef Srijith Gopinathan of coveted Michelin-starred Campton Place Restaurant will prepare a delectable feast to match our wine offerings… Menu Spring Chaat with Young Peas, Mint, and…