Category Archives: What’s going on in the VINEYARDS?
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2019 Pre-Harvest Reflections (Unfiltered Edition)
By Christian Ahlmann 29 August 2019 2
By Christian Ahlmann Can I level with you for a minute? Grape farming sometimes scares me to death. In our tasting room, you see tasting notes like: "The ...
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Tempranillo – Vintage 2016
By Else Ahlmann 28 October 2016 1
It is not just a saying that "good wine is made in the vineyard" - even the best winemaker can't make great wine out of mediocre grapes after they leave the vines. So how do ...
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8th Annual Pruning & Pastries
By Else Ahlmann 10 March 2015 2
Saturday, March 7th, marked the 8th annual “Pruning and Pastries” competition held at Six Sigma Ranch. Fourteen professional Lake County pruners arrived well before start ...
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Pruning Grapevines 101
By Christian Ahlmann 7 February 2015 4
[caption id="attachment_7248" align="alignright" width="225"] Grapevine a few weeks after pruning.[/caption] A common conversation in our tasting room starts with, "Why do yo ...
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