Amelie
Joyful, Elegant, Gentle

In the Contado, the medieval vineyards and lands ruled by the Counts, it was often the tradition to celebrate a new birth by planting a plot of vines or dedicating to the new born a special wine. This would bid well and endow him/her with symbolic wealth. We thought we would perpetuate this […]

During the month of January we started to barrel the results of the 2005 crush. Now that the wine can be tasted and different lots and previous vintages can be compared, we thought it would be worth sharing some notes about a great year for California wines. Our 2005 Cabernet grapes were exceptional in all […]

We are in the middle of pruning and we just wanted to share with everyone some of the theories/procedures we’re following to take care of our vineyard. Joe, my uncle, who manages the operation at the vineyard, is obsessed with “best practices”. He is constantly striving to improve our style of Cabernet grapes. Pruning […]