Harvest journal

Notes from the hill

Harvest reports, cellar decisions and the occasional opinion about oak.

From the vineyard · October 14, 2026 · 6 min

Thirty-one days of picking, a frost scare, and Pinot that arrived at the winery exactly when it should have.

In the cellar · September 2, 2026 · 5 min

Stems in, stems out, and the difference between a wine that smells like a place and a wine that just smells like fruit.

From the vineyard · July 18, 2026 · 4 min

Planted in 1989 by the previous owners, the old Chardonnay block outlives fashions the way only old vines can.

The club · June 5, 2026 · 4 min

We make 5,500 cases a year and could sell every one twice. Allocation is how we keep it fair, simple and personal.