Smoke Taint
“…imagine licking an ashtray…” Check out this UC Davis article.
Lodi’s Golden Age
For your weekend reading pleasure, check out this fast-paced article on the Lodi AVA 50-year evolution written by wine journalist Randy Caparoso. Thanks to SHW’s Donna Bettencourt for discovering this piece. By the way, WineMaker magazine asked Donna to write an article on virtual meetings and you can find it the April-May 2021 issue of…
For Sale Bon Vino Mini Jet Filters
Bon VinoMini Jet Filters 1-Coarse Filter set (3 ea) 4-Polishing Filters sets (3 ea) 4 Sterile Filter sets (3ea) $22 dollar Value For $15.00. Call Judy Pinegar at (916-224-6742) judypinegar@gmail.com
Grapes for Sale: Barbera – Clarksburg
For Sale: 800 pounds of very nice Barbera at 24 brix available in Clarksburg. We provide picking boxes, picking shears, fruit haul in and crusher/destemmer with our help. We also handle the mess. Please call Paul at 916 425-4763. They are ready to pick now. $.60 per pound you pick.
Grapes for Sale: Cab Sauv, Merlot, Syrah, Tinta Cao, Tempranillo – Paso Robles
The Estate Vineyard, located in the Geneseo District sub-AVA, southeast of the town of Paso Robles, exemplifies the quality of the Paso Robles region with its warm days, cool coastal breezes, and exceptional soils. The vineyards are watered when needed but not dry farmed, yield averages 2.5 tons per acre. Vines were planted in the…
Grapes for Sale: Pinot Noir – Napa Carneros
Napa Carneros Premium Pinot Noir Grapes for Sale. They are ready. The brix are 23-24 as of August 28. If interested please contact Joanna Nelson at 707 637-3762.
Grapes for Sale: Zinfandel, Barbera – Shenandoah Valley (Amador County)
For Sale: Zinfandel and Barbera grown in Amador County’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley. Vineyard is dry-farmed and vines for both varieties are head trained. No minimums. Buyer picks. Destemmer-crusher available for use; negotiate with grower. Zinfandel: $0.50 lb. Anticipated pick by middle of September. The Zinfandel grapes are from 6 acres of vines planted in the…
For Sale: 10 Years of Winemaking Equipment
For Sale: 10 years of winemaking equipment: Destemmer/crusher electric Sorting pan Foiler- Electric Bon Vino Filter Degassing Vacuum pump Car Boys Sprayers – Battery powered Electric Fence unit Scales Beakers SO2/ PH tester Bottle filler Blichman fermentation banks – 2 – 55 gallon Wine racks: Wine Rack $49 (above) Wine Rack $75 (above) Hungarian Oak…
Group Buy: Barbera – Auburn
Barbera Grapes For Sale Larry Carducci has 500 to 700 lbs. of Barbera grapes for sale this year. These are well kept vines producing grapes that have received double gold at the California State Fair. There is a crusher/destemmer on site and located in Auburn. Grapes will be harvested all at one time so it…
Grapes for Sale: Quinta Port Blend – Shaker Ridge Vineyard (Update)
Shaker Ridge Vineyard is once again offering “shares” in its Quinta field of Portuguese/Iberian varietals consisting of Touriga Nacional, Tempranillo, Tinta Cao, Souzao, and Tinta Amarela. Each share is entitled to 250 lbs of the Quinta harvest, which will occur on a single Saturday TBD (based on ripeness) in the mid-Sept to mid-Oct 2020 time…