Harvest Reports: Wed, Sep 16th, 2020

Stu Smith’s harvest report for the Spring Mountain District this week: Spring Mountain District wineries often remind me of Thoreau’s ‘If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.’ Ron Rosenbrand of Spring Mountain Vineyard will finish Sauvignon Blanc this

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Harvest Reports: Wed, Sep 9th, 2020

Stu Smith’s harvest report for the Spring Mountain District this week: “Despite the heat and smoke there’s a fair amount of activity on the Mountain. Andy Schweiger brought in some ‘beautiful’ Pinot Noir fruit last Friday and is waiting for a little more flavor development on their Chardonnay. Matt Gardner

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Harvest Reports: Wed, Sep 2nd, 2020

Stu Smith of Smith-Madrone Winery reports on harvest in the Spring Mountain District the week of September 1: It’s not been all quiet on the Mountain. Stony Hill has finished with their Chardonnay and Gewürztraminer. School House also finished their Chardonnay and Pinot Noir and Smith-Madrone is waiting until they

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Wineries doing Curbside Pick-Up

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Charbay to start producing Hand Sanitizer spray!

  In this distracting time of the Coronavirus, some news with a Spring Mountain District angle: Charbay, a winery and distillery located on Spring Mountain, has pivoted to now be producing Charbay Hand Sanitizer Spray. To find out more and order, please go to https://www.charbayhandsanitizer.com/ . The Karakasevic family is

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Spring Mountain Road Clean-Up

Spring Mountain Road is often mentioned as one of California’s most scenic roads.    In addition, Spring Mountain is a District of great wines and great neighbors.  Several times a year wineries and neighbors team up for a day of road cleaning.  On February 26 fourteen people pitched in to traverse

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Spring Mountain District PNV Lot Preview Event

Trade and press are invited to taste wines from Spring Mountain District wineries who are participating in the Napa Valley Vintners’ Premiere Napa Valley event. Friday, February 21, 20202:00 – 4:00 p.m. Venue: Spring Mountain Vineyard2805 Spring Mountain Road, St. Helena RSVP to: rsvp@springmountaindistrict.org Participating wineries: Barnett VineyardsKeenan WineryPride Mountain

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Chanterelle Mushroom Napa

Gantner finds large Chanterelle mushroom on Spring Mountain

On Sunday, John Gantner, co-owner of Spring Mountain’s School House Vineyard, found one of the largest and likely the most beautiful Chanterelles he or his wife, Nancy Walker, have seen in years. Gantner found it under an oak tree on their property on Spring Mountain. Walker brought the Chanterelle mushroom

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