Friday, March 09, 2012Posted by Bobat 10:20 amin blog0 comments
Stop in and say hello at this gorgeous wine shop known for its thoughtful local selections!
Wednesday, March 07, 2012Posted by Bobat 8:17 pmin blog0 comments
This beautiful wine store at Geary and 20th is now carrying our 2009 Green Valley Pinot Noir. Note they also have a great selection of local, hard-to-find, specialty beer and wine; certainly worth the trip if you haven’t been!
Friday, February 17, 2012Posted by Bobat 12:49 pmin blog0 comments
Mark your calendars, we’ll be pouring at the spring San Francisco Vintner’s Market at Fort Mason on April 14th and 15th. These are truly unique events: folks may not only taste, but they may buy on the spot! We’ll be pouring our 2009s and perhaps a sneak peek at our 2010s, and we’ll be sure to have some Vintner’s Market discounts and promotions. Get your tickets early!
Friday, January 20, 2012Posted by Bobat 5:15 pmin blog0 comments
It’s been pretty cool at the winery this winter, hovering around 50 most days. The primary ferment of the Chardonnay, begun in October, is still creeping along. I wanted a long cool ferment, and I sure got it — last week it was moving at about 1g of sugar a week, with 6.4g to go. Ditto the secondary ferment now happening in parallel — dropped to just under a gram of malic acid, but still a bit to go. Stylistically, I like this. But, being a small producer, other factors can rear their head: such as the economies of scale of hitting a shared bottling date with some other winemakers in February. Thus I am attempting to everything a gentle nudge by warming up the tank 5-10 degrees. Space heater, meet fermentation tank; fermentation tank, meet space heater 🙂