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2024 was a positive surprise for our Grape Creek, Invention and Kuhlman estate vineyards after last year’s boiling-point scorcher. Budbreak was a bit early and then temperatures moderated for most of the Summer. At a certain point, usually around 98*F, vines stop metabolizing, so ripening is somewhat on hold until…
A late cold snap in the weather made for a slow start to budbreak this year. As a result, most varietals broke out closer together than usual, albeit about two weeks later than normal. Soon after, daily temperatures rose and gave way to a very mild spring, which is great…
2024 started with very little rainfall, but in early spring, the rains began and lasted through early May. The spring was fairly cool with some mild to warmer weather starting in June. By mid-June, it turned quite warm with at least two weeks of temperatures over 100 degrees. This heat…
Another wild year during harvest in Napa Valley! After a solid 50 inches of rain in the winter, vineyard soils were replenished beyond solid expectations, and spring flowering was perfect. Even more exciting was the health of the vine canopies throughout the valley, and solid leaf growth contributed to consistent…