Niki Williams of Cakebread Cellars takes us along on a check in on Sauvignon Blanc vines on their home ranch in Oakville – in the heart of Napa Valley. The vines had a great start and the next stage – flowering – is coming on quick now. Napa Valley’s 2024 vintage is taking off!
2024 Vintage Field Notes
2024 Napa Valley Vintage Update from Bennett Lane
Rob Hunter, winemaker at Bennett Lane, shared with us that budbreak doesn’t just signify that the wines are getting to work, it also means that vineyard managers all over Napa Valley will get to work, starting with removing extra buds that pop up all over the grapevine. If left, these buds would turn into canes, Read the full article…
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Budbreak 2024 at Schramsberg Vineyards!
Samantha Rubanowitz, Viticulturalist at Schramsberg Vineyards / Davies Vineyards, gives us an update from atop Diamond Mountain to kick off the 2024 vintage in Napa Valley. Typically, Napa’s mountain vineyards experience #Budbreak slightly later than southern Napa and the valley floor, so most of the valley has been through budbreak at this point. The #2024vintage Read the full article…