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
Harvest is coming to a close for most of the Spring Mountain District, but not all. Wes Steffens at 7 & 8 is pushing hard and hoping to finish late this week. Matt Sherwin at Sherwin Family Winery is in a similar state that he describes as ‘being in the
All of the harvested fruit so far this year tastes great and looks beautiful; you might even say it’s a Chamber of Commerce picture-perfect harvest. All the white grapes are off the vines and by the end of this week or early next week, Schweiger, Keenan, School House, Stony Hill
Harvest has finally gotten underway on Spring Mountain. Matt Gardner at Keenan has finished their Chardonnay and is ‘chipping away’ at some Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Andy Schweiger has started with some Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, and next may be Merlot. Nancy Walker at School House will start with their
While there is some activity happening on Spring Mountain, harvest really hasn’t started. Ron Rosenbrand at Spring Mountain Vineyard has picked half his Sauvignon Blanc. Smith-Madrone picked some Chardonnay last Friday and we’re hoping to restart again this week, weather permitting. Contrast this with two years ago (2021) this week,