Written by Jesse Duarte, Napa Register, May 16, 2023 The Glass Fire obliterated Flying Lady Winery so thoroughly that “it looked like a missile hit it,” recalls owner Zach Nassar. Looking down on the valley from the top of Langtry Road on Spring Mountain, Zach Nasser recalled how his family’s dream
Yes, snow is blanketing Spring Mountain. The extensively wet heavy snow brought down an enormous amount of trees and limbs, which were weakened by the 2020 Glass Fire. The snow and downed trees have clogged Spring Mountain Road from beginning to end. Napa County is working on clearing the road.
The frantic tempo that preceded and continued during the hot spell has slowed to match the great weather. Many of the Spring Mountain District wineries who thought they’d be finished now are merrily harvesting when the time seems just right. Most, but not all, will be finished by this week’s
The rain scrubbed away all that dust, and with moderate temperatures it’s a Chamber of Commerce picture-perfect harvest. Everyone on Spring Mountain will be harvesting their reds this week. The waiting is over. As Wes Steffens at 7 & 8 said, ‘It’s game on this week.’ Ron Rosenbrand at Spring
2019 Cabernet Sauvignons from the Spring Mountain District are reviewed by Jonathan Cristaldi in Decanter: This tiny northerly AVA, perched on steep terraces in the Mayacamas range which divides the Napa and Sonoma valleys, enjoyed a stellar Cabernet Sauvignon vintage in 2019. Decanter’s Napa correspondent Jonathan Cristaldi picks out the
Most on Spring Mountain waited out the heat spell and are just now starting to harvest their reds. Frank Schaeffer at York Creek Vineyards says, ‘The fruit looks great.’ Matt Sherwin says, ‘The fruit is maturing nicely.’ Matt will also wait another week or so before starting his reds. Frank
The 2022 harvest is starting out very similar to the 2021 harvest with Bergman Family Winery, Keenan, Schweiger, Smith-Madrone and Spring Mountain Vineyards and Stony Hill all finishing their whites by Sept. 2. The Schweigers will also have finished their Pinot Noir. Unfortunately, nature has thrown some curve balls at
By Wesley Steffens, Vineyard 7 & 8 / Correlation Wine Co. As the crew begins the final steps in preparing the winery for the upcoming 2022 harvest, and we give all the TLC we can to the fruit to ensure the best quality of fruit will be ready when the
We have some upsetting news about one of the core team members of Keenan Winery. Laura March, whom you have surely met if you’ve come for a tasting at the winery, was recently injured in a motorcycle accident when riding with her partner, Marc Ferneau, near Calistoga. Laura has been
A new team at Stony Hill is making important changes while embracing its history and its singular style of wines. New York Times, Written by Eric Asimov, April 14, 2022 HELENA, Calif. — Through almost 70 tumultuous years of California wine history, one thing seemed never to change: Stony Hill Vineyard, a pioneer