Wishing you the best holiday season full of love, laughter, and of course, wine! The Pride Mountain Vineyards collections provide a unique opportunity to share some of our most sought-after wines with the special people on your shopping list. They’ve also added some special magnums, perfect for gifting, entertaining or cellaring. Leave them a note…
Every year at Newton, we create our wines with the hope that they will perfectly complement your special moments, big and small, with friends and family. This holiday season, I know our team will definitely be sharing these wines and raising a toast to our achievements and milestones as we move into 2022. From everyone…
Stu Smith’s last 2021 harvest report for the Spring Mountain District for The St. Helena Star: Just three wineries are still harvesting on the mountain and none seem to be in any hurry to finish. Matt Sherwin reports that they’re about two-thirds done, but are holding out for some warmer weather and likely won’t finish…
No Time To Die on October 18 at 6:00 pm The Spring Mountain Fire Safe Council invites the public to a benefit screening of No Time To Die, the new James Bond film, on Monday, October 18 at 6:00 p.m. at The Cameo Cinema in St. Helena. Tickets are a suggested donation of $50, which…
Wes Steffens at 7&8 is still picking some small blocks of Cabernet and will probably finish later this week. He’s really pleased with the quality. Nancy Walker from Schoolhouse reports that they’re finished and while the crop was much lighter, she is grateful the quality is so wonderful. Ron Rosenbrand at Spring Mountain Vineyard reports…
Given Spring Mountain’s varied soils, exposures and elevation differences it shouldn’t be surprising that harvest dates are just as varied. Harvest is wrapping up for many, or even most wineries on Spring Mountain, but some have yet to begin. Sherwin has yet to start; Marston Vineyards will start this week and Spring Mountain Vineyard and York…
The Spring Mountain District continues its individualism with the 2021 vintage. Frank Schaefer at York Creek Vineyards says ‘it’s looking great’ with a bumper crop, especially with their Zinfandel and Petite Sirah ‘much higher than the 2019 vintage.’ Yet many of us with Merlot and/or Cabernet Sauvignon are harvesting much smaller crops than normal. However, David…
Francis Marvin Atchley was born on August 13, 1937 in Fillmore, CA to Edna Ruth (Parker) and Marvin Carl Atchley. He passed away on September 16, 2021 as a result of a short battle with lung cancer. He tragically lost his mother in 1940 and was raised by his father, a citrus farmer, who ingrained…
Keenan, Schweiger, Spring Mountain Vineyard and Smith-Madrone all finished their Chardonnay last week and the fruit was a stunningly beautiful green color with good maturity and excellent chemistry. There’s been a scattering of reds harvested with Schweiger having harvested small amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec. Both Keenan and Schweiger expect to pick large…
Originally published in www.winemag.com, written by Stacy Briscoe “If it wasn’t for Ron, there would be no Spring Mountain Vineyards,” says Dermot Whelon, vice president of sales and marketing for Spring Mountain Vineyard. He refers to Vineyard Manager Ron Rosenbrand. As fire trucks drove past, and the flames of last fall’s Glass Fire threatened the estate’s…