Looking to support a great cause for Giving Tuesday? Please consider supporting the post-Glass Fire fire prevention efforts which are managed by the Spring Mountain Fire Safe Council. In the aftermath of the Glass Fire, September 27 – October 20 of 2020, the Spring Mountain Fire Safe Council (SMFSC) was
Cameo hosts benefit screening of Inside Out 2 The Glass Fire devastated many areas of Napa Valley in 2020 and the Spring Mountain District area was one of the hardest hit. State of the art fire fighting practices and equipment are consistently being evaluated to prevent a fire of that
Last week’s cooler weather was much appreciated on Spring Mountain. The cooler weather allowed the grape flavors to catch up with the sugars and much-needed pressing and cellar work to get done. Harvest is still progressing but at a much slower pace. Tim Mosher at School House has finished harvest.
In general terms, harvest for the Spring Mountain District AVA has been going very well. The chemistry is still holding with good sugars, balanced acidities and lower pHs. Sugars are maybe a tad ahead of the flavors, which is why most are using the cool weather for additional hang times.
Clearly the pace of harvesting white grapes is picking up. Wes Steffens is very pleased with his Chardonnay, which has great chemistry and a larger crop than last year. Pam Bergman is also very pleased with her Chardonnay harvest with a slightly higher yield and wonderful flavors. Smith-Madrone will be
Harvest has started on Spring Mountain. Matt Gardner at Keenan has almost finished their Chardonnay, and has harvested a small block of Cabernet Sauvignon. Andy Schweiger has harvested his Pinot Noir and a small block of Merlot. John Gantner at School House will harvest his Chardonnay this Wednesday and his
The cool temperature and that little bit of rain have slowed the beginning of harvest on Spring Mountain. Keenan and Smith-Madrone will be starting Chardonnay this week and the vines look good, the fruit looks excellent and early estimates are for a slightly larger crop on the mountain than last
It looks to me that harvest on Spring Mountain is at least two-plus weeks away. This is based on our Chardonnay being on the bottom side of 20 degrees Brix. With two years of abundant rainfall stored in the soil, the vines weathered the hot spells amazingly well. Even our
In case you saw some smoke on Spring Mountain on June 24, here’s what happened. At the western end of the Ritchie Creek Canyon, at about 1:30 pm, a fire was observed. CalFire sent several ‘bombers’ almost immediately and St. Helena Fire was also on the scene with their trucks.