Our Rural Lifestyle ~ Yakima Valley [caption id="attachment_540" align="alignleft" width="360"] Stoli checking ripeness at Two Mountain Winery[/caption] [caption id="attachment_539" align="alignleft" width="338"] Tad checking sugars at Culura Wine[/caption] [caption id="attachment_537" align="alignleft" width="403"] Tempranillo (translated as "little early one") is...
Naches Heights Vineyard: September 18, 2012 Pinot Gris came in Monday at Naches Heights Vineyard. This is the earliest date that we have pulled Pinot Gris from this higher elevation AVA. What a year and compared to...
[caption id="attachment_463" align="alignright" width="225"] Picking Chardonnay, DuBrul Vineyard[/caption] September 10, 2012: Upland Vineyards, Snipes Mountain: Started off harvest with Sauvignon Blanc on September 5. Will start Syrah on September 14 with Merlot, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay soon...
Harvest season is here. The following are harvest reports submitted by Yakima Valley growers within the past five days. Red Willow Vineyard September 5, 2012 Harvest Blessing and first fruit of the season [caption id="attachment_422" align="aligncenter" width="291"] Red Willow...
Things are hopping at Tapteil Vineyard Winery as we prepare for harvest. Tapteil Vineyard sells 95% of our grapes to other notable wineries. The remaining 5% is used in our own estate wines. We are...