Harvest 2026
Snapshots from Spring Mountain District
Snapshots from Spring Mountain District
Here at Smith-Madrone both the Chardonnay and Riesling have been harvested. The clusters were well-formed; the berries were very uniform and the crop level was fairly standard. The chemistry was also good. We’ve moved now into a nice break with the weather, with a cooldown and slight amount of rain on Monday evening and Tuesday…
Day 7 of the #GlassFire. Thank you to all of you for your continued support, thoughts and prayers as we face the impact of the Glass Fire. We will be updating this page as more information comes in from our member wineries regarding their status and the damage caused. If you wish to support them…
APRIL 6, 2026 BY RAY FISTER | In February I sat down with four Spring Mountain Winemakers to talk about their wines and what it takes to operate a mountain winery. Stu Smith/Smith-Madrone, Sheldon Richards/Paloma Vineyard, Wesley Steffens/Vineyard 7 & 8 and Justin Moody/Aadland-Moody join us at the Vineyard 7 & 8 tasting room. This is…
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, when most of the Spring…
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 VineyardsSchweiger VineyardsSherwin Family VineyardsSpring Mountain…
Barnett, Pride Mountain, Smith-Madrone, Vineyard 7&8 represented Dogs from four wineries from the Spring Mountain District are featured in the 24th edition of Wine Dogs California, a popular compendium which shares photographs of winery dogs from all over the Golden State. Barnett Vineyards’ four dogs are featured on pages 12 and 13. They are a…