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Crushpad Harvest 2008 Begins with Sauvignon Blanc!
Let the crush begin!
On August 29th, the 2008 harvest for Crushpad began at 3AM in Grassini vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley. Sauvignon Blanc is typically the first grape we pick each year, and with a little heat spell moving through California this past week, the early ripening grapes are getting the final push to the finish line. All the waiting and wondering is over, and with dry conditions prevailing, harvest season is looking great.   ...more

Vineyard Profile - Two Pisces Vineyard
In a warm section of the Petaluma Gap, Two Pisces offers up big fruit flavors
Mike and Teela Ridgeway planted Pinot Noir just west of Petaluma CA, and the many soil types on the property are all starved for moisture in most years. These dry conditions produce fruit that is very concentrated, and packs a bold ripe cherry profile with mineral and spice to balance it all out. There are five different clones planted in rolling benchland blocks that range up to 800 ft. The vines are cane pruned, and the Ridgeways are mo...more

Vineyard Profile - Premier Coastal Vineyard
Syrah from the Santa Maria Valley
Premier Coastal Vineyard is planted on rolling hills of sand in the northern, cooler, section of Santa Barbara County. These well-drained soils are really just sand dunes in much of the vineyard and this "soil" obviously holds very little water. This lack of water limits vigor, and generates smaller clusters, and small berries, which will yield concentrated wines. The east-west orientation of the coastal ranges in this area funnels even...more

Bottling the 2006 Buchetto Group To Kalon Cabernet
Kian shows us around the Crushpad bottling line
Kian Tavakoli helped Mike Buchetto and his group craft a great barrel of To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon. Now comes the penultimate step of enjoying that wine - getting it into bottle. Next up, pulling those corks back out to drink these beauties.

Zinfandel from Green To Purple!
Veraison in California vineyards starts the countdown to harvest
We're back at Grist Vineyard to get a look at how the grapes are coming now that they have almost finished their transition from green to purple. This stage in a grape's life is called veraison. The color change is the visible sign that the vines are switching from pushing green growth to focusing on ripening the fruit that is on the vine. This is also the time when you can tell which clusters are lagging behind, and can make decisions on which c...more

Winemaker's Minute Episode #23 - What to Expect on Crush Day
What to expect when your grapes hit the winery
You've been waiting all season for your grapes to ripen, and you've just heard that they are being picked soon. Great! You've also laid out your plan for how you are going to handle those grapes when they come into the winery. Smart! Now it's time to set the machinery in motion. What does that look like, and what do you have to be ready for once you see the fruit? Kian Tavakoli walks us through the process, and we look into the machinery t...more

Pedal to the Metal Syrah with Tom Leykis
Creating a wine plan for a big bold Syrah
Michael Brill and Mike Z are working with Tom Leykis to create a Big Bad Syrah from the Premier Coastal Vineyard in the Santa Maria Valley. Tom wants a big Syrah -- one that you'll remember as the main event, rather than a wine to play a supporting role... So how do you craft a wine plan that results in this style of wine? Tune in and see

Paris Tasting Reenactment and Bottle Shock Movie Premier
We celebrate the legendary 1976 Paris tasting with a rematch!
To commemorate the famed Paris tasting of 1976, Crushpad hosted a tasting rematch of current vintages of some of the original wineries involved in the Paris tasting.   The tasting that took place in 76 had every opportunity to be just a simple publicity stunt that was largely ignored by the mainstream press. But journalist George Taber was there and chronicled what was unthinkable at the time -- that upstart wine makers in...more

Winemaking Juiced the Radio Star
Tom Leykis tours Crushpad with Michael Brill
Tom Leykis, host of "The Tasting Room" radio show is making wine with Crushpad this year, and he stopped by Crushpad in San Francisco the other day to see the facilities, and get started on his wine plan. If you're curious to see what Crushpad is all about, this is a good tour hosted by the guy who started it all, Michael Brill.
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