Notes on our Spring 2016 Release
Last year our winemaking team grew with the fortunate hire of Dave Hendrickson. A Wine Spectator scholar at UC…
Thoughts on our Wines of Winter
I enjoy choosing the November release of new wines because it moves us from the light wines…
Winemaking 101 – Fermentation Cap Management
Carbon dioxide produced during fermentation causes the grape solids (skins, seeds, stems) to rise, forming a cap…
A Brief History of Chardonnay in California
Receiving a gold medal for our 2015 Founder’s Chardonnay at the 2017 Chronicle Competions leads us to revisit the ‘true’ history of Chardonnay in California.
Harvest 2015 – A Year of Shortages, Passings, and New Beginnings
Friday, October 2, marked the end of the 2015 harvest at Occasio Winery. A harvest season that…
A Look Back at Vintage 2012
An opinion commonly held by wine writers is that vintage doesn’t matter in California. This may be…
Harvest 2015 – The Cycle Continues
Occasio’s harvest season began in the early morning hours of August 18, the earliest in our six…
Harvesting Spring, in the Fall – The Making of Occasio Rosé
Soon we will be harvesting Pinot Noir for what will become our sixth vintage of Rosé. This early…
Saving Elephants – One Dinner at a Time
Each year we allocate a sizeable share of our resources to charity. As a family owned winery,…
El Nino Promises Exciting Weather – 2015 Harvest
Predicting the weather is a tricky, business. Though long-range weather forecasting is risky, it plays an integral…
