Posts by erin

The start of the new growing season is fast approaching. You know what that means, pruning time! We pruned last year’s shoot growth back down to a couple buds for optimum fruit quality. Now we get to sit back and relax awaiting the new shoots to burst. The vineyard will soon be teeming with life and…

Winter is upon us and is usually a slow time, however in the vineyard it is time to start pruning the vines. Pruning is one of the more important tasks that we do in the vineyard. This helps us to set up the amount of fruit that we will receive for the up coming year. We…

The entire line up of Rivaura wine – Grenache, Syrah, Viognier, and Rose’ available now. And here is a little sneak peak of whats to come –  River Ranch Red Blend and Cabernet Sauvignon!

We are full steam ahead on getting the tasting room finished! Concrete is being poured and the outside deck is getting close to complete. The painters are on their way and the inside tasting room is getting trim! Things are coming together as we look forward to setting an opening date! We can’t wait for…

Ah Veraison!  This is an exciting time in the vineyard.  Veraison is when we start to see our little baby green-colored grapes turning to red.  Veraison marks the onset of ripening in the grapes, and they begin to grow in size and sweeten.  Veraison also occurs in white grapes, it is just harder to see! …

Almost ready for picnic action! The former bull barn is taking shape and getting ready for future wine tasting events.

Hats off to our winemaking team bringing our first vintage from barrel to table. We’re super excited to announce that we’re bottling the first Rivaura vintage next week, our 2018 Rosé, which feels like a major milestone. Five years in to this fun venture and we can finally taste the proof of everyone’s dedication in…

Do it the right way from the start, that’s our mantra. We learn as we go for sure but there’s no point in taking shortcuts. We can exercise some measure of control on the outcome of the wine growing process by following best practices in the vineyard. The art comes in what nature brings us…

We woke the boys up at 3:00 a.m. to start picking fruit by head lamp. The good news is that we finished up the section we were working on just in time for them to get dressed, scarf down some breakfast and make it to school on time.