Cover Crop Life Begins in the Vineyards Our Wine Country Photo of the Day is a beautiful shot of a cover crop just beginning to take hold. This picture is a St. Helena AVA vineyard in the Napa Valley. A cover crop serves many purposes for a vineyard. The vineyard manager or grower select the … Read more
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Joseph Family Vineyards – Alexander Valley We continue our theme for this time of the year showcasing beautiful Fall colors in wine country. This wine country photo is a view of the Joseph Family Vineyards in the Alexander Valley of Sonoma County. One of the most incredibly beautiful backroads in wine country is Highway 128 … Read more
Shenandoah Valley in the Sierra Foothills – Fall Colors The Fall is the most incredible time to explore the Sierra Foothills. The wine country is spectacular. Our favorite area in the Sierra Foothills is the Shenandoah Valley, just outside of Plymouth, California. The rolling hills of vineyards are centered in an oak woodlands ecosystem. The … Read more
Ballentine Vineyards Voted as one of Napa Valley’s top “Boutique Wineries,” Ballentine Vineyards is a refreshing change of pace from the usual fare of the fancy tasting rooms in the Napa Valley. Ballentine Vineyards founding date is 1906. The vineyard and winery are family-run, now by the fourth generation. The winery is low key and … Read more
Sunrise in St. Helena Photo shot on York Lane in St. Helena on October 21, 2016. Fall in wine country is an incredible time for photo opportunities. How to travel the Napa Valley Wine Country
St. Clement Vineyards closes tasting room We recently learned that St.Clement Vineyards has closed its tasting room housed in this beautiful Victorian. It has been closed since October 1, 2016. Wine club members received notice of the closure but no explanation as to why. The St. Clement Vineyard website provided no explanation. I checked on … Read more
Fall Colors in wine country Harvest is over; the grape juice is in the tanks or barrels, and the vines are getting ready to take a long siesta. It is Fall Colors in wine country. Most of the tourists are gone and wine country takes on a much slower pace. Fall is our favorite time … Read more
The Wine Aroma Station For our “Wine Country Photo of the Day,” we have chosen a photograph from our recent visit to Bordeaux’s La Cité du Vin. This is the new wine museum that opened in July of this year. It is all about educating visitors about wines from all over the world. It includes … Read more
Barrel Room at Chateau Margaux This is one of two spectacular barrel rooms at the Premier Cru winery, Chateau Margaux. These are French oak barrels. The Chateau Margaux cooper made twenty percent of these barrels. The wine in this barrel room is from the current vintage. For one year, the wine will be aged and racked … Read more