In normal years, we expect to have veraison going on in Bordeaux varieties here in Sonoma County by the end of July. This year we’re a couple of weeks behind normal, but I did find evidence of […]
Glorious days, these. The grapevines absolutely love these hot days, and we are finally racking up some heat accumulation. So, the vines have been growing like crazy and the grapes are starting to size up. Heat accumulation […]
Bloom is one of my favorite times of the year. I enjoy walking the vineyard rows and taking in the sweet smell of grape flowers. Yes, grape flowers do have a distinctive smell – one I enjoy. […]
We have a variety of celebrities that reside here at the Kendall-Jackson estate. How about meeting Henry Ford, Ingrid Bergman or Bing Crosby? We have World leaders, like John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln. Julia Child is […]
Working on the Kendall-Jackson lineup of wines from Sonoma and Napa counties is one of the best parts of my job. The last time we talked about terroir, I mentioned that the diversity of the land where […]








