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Vertical Tasting of 1997-2004 Signature Red Wines

The following article appeared in our February 2006 newsletter, and received so many comments that I thought it would be useful to put up online. We've always thought our red Rhone blends would age well, but hadn't done a formal vertical tasting in a while. Before

Blending with Francois Perrin

One of the most crucial (as well as most fun) parts of the winemaking process is when the individual wines have finished their fermentation, and we are ready to start assembling the blends. This past weekend, Francois Perrin joined us (Robert Haas, Jason Haas, Neil Collins, and Ryan Hebert) to

Tablas Creek Wetland Area

At the end of January, we finally completed our new wetlands project. The project, in response to a new California law requiring wineries to treat their waste water before releasing it into the environment, consistes of a series of ponds designed to filter runoff water from the winery while breaking