Livermore Valley

With our unrelenting passion for quality, we remain one of Livermore’s smallest wineries. But not for the reason you might think….

More than just a color bias – there is a bias towards rating some wine varieties higher than others, regardless of quality. But, does it matter? I argue that it does.

It takes more than skill and fresh ingredients to make great wine – it also takes time. Read what we are doing to put ‘time’ back into our wines.

The 2016 Grape Crush Report has been released, and there are a few surprises in it. Read our take on this year’s report, and what we think it might portend for Livermore Valley’s future.

Each of our wines has a story, and Zinfandel is no exception. It is the story of a remarkable love affair born 135 years ago….

Only a few years before Robert Parker, wines worth writing about were worth writing well about. We can read Salvador Dali describing a Burgundy as being “draped in all the fires,” or A.J. Liebling describing a Tavel rose as “enthusiasm held under restraint.” Could it be that this earlier era of wine criticism provides a better understanding of the wine in your glass? Let’s journey through 2500 years of wine criticism.

Let’s throw away the advice, and concentrate on what’s important this Thanksgiving – sharing a meal among friends and family, giving thanks for what we have, and remembering those who are no longer among us.

Exploring yet another chapter in Livermore’s past – prohibition, the thirteen years of darkness.

Today, at 7AM, I made the decision to hold off harvesting our remaining fruit. Am I crazy?

With this month’s release of Opportunity, it is time to reflect upon the making of a proper port….