Spring Is Here

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…

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Winter Pruning in the Vineyard

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…

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Vintage Line Up

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…

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Full Steam Ahead

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…

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Veraison

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…

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Picnic Barn Progress

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

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Alchemy in the Barrel

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…

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Art and science of pruning

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…

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In the dead of night

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…

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