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Vineyard Profile - Lone Oak Vineyard
Grower Andy Mitchell shows us around Lone Oak Vineyard in the Santa Lucia Highlands
Lone Oak Vineyard is in the northern portion of the Santa Lucia Highlands AVA. Wine grapes were first planted in this region in 1790 by Spanish missionaries. However, it wasn't until 1991 that the Santa Lucia Highlands was granted AVA status. The Lone Oak Vineyard is relatively close to Monterey Bay, and the strong afternoon maritime breezes, along with morning fog, influence the wines toward a classically structured Pinot. Vineyards farther s...more

Vayniacs Celebrate Wine Library TV Episode 500 at Crushpad
Gary V welcomes the Vayniac Nation into Crushpad to celebrate his 500th podcast episode
Gary Vaynerchuck hosts the 500th episode of Wine Library TV live from Crushpad. As much as Gary loves to toss wrenches into the staid world of traditional wine marketing, he loves his WLTV peeps. Here's a look at the action, and the wines he reviewed.

Wine Maker's Minute #22 - Racking Wines
What is racking, and why do you rack wine?
Most wines get racked at some point in their aging cycle. Racking is simply drawing the clear wine off the top of the lees (yeast cells and other sediment) which settle to the bottom of barrels during aging. Those lees left behind are then dumped, the barrel refilled, and then topped with wine from the same vineyard. The process is done to clarify wines, move them to new barrels to add extra complexity from multiple types of oak, and to introdu...more

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Crushpad 2008 Open House - Bring on the Fun
Great wines, a beautiful day, and amazing food made this year's open house the event NOT to miss
The annual Crushpad open house just happened to fall on one of the three summer-like days we get in San Francisco each year. So it was the perfect day for our winemaking friends to show up and toast summer with some great wines and wonderful food. This year we had a chocolatier, hands-on cooking stations, our favorite taco truck - no - make that TWO taco trucks, and over 1,100 people tasting their own wines that they are making with us. We also h...more

Wine Maker's Minute #21- Creating a Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Plan
Everything you need to know to get your Cab wine plan completed
At Crushpad, the wine plan is at the center of your winemaking experience. This is the blueprint for how your consulting winemaker will help you create exactly the wine that you want. In conversation here with Stuart Ake, Kian covers everything from Style, to fermentation temperature, to barrel choice. If you're making Cabernet Sauvignon, this is the place to start. And to get more detailed information on each choice in the wine plan, you can als...more

Crushpad Treks to NJ to Visit Wine Library
Pouring samples of the Vayniac Cab at Gary's store
Stu flies across the country to pour barrel samples of the 2007 Vayniac Cab at Gary's New Jersey store. At this point the Vayniac Cab has only been in barrel for seven months, but it's already taking shape. Check out what the Vayniacs had to say about the young wine when they visited Wine Library.

Wine 2.0 Blowout Party at Crushpad
Technology and wine, a match made in heaven
Crushpad hosted the latest gathering of Wine 2.0, a group of technology companies, wineries, and wine consumers who are actively investigating where the future of the wine business is going, and what that means to all of us who enjoy wine. We were tracking the number of people attending by how many wine glasses we passed out and lost count somewhere around 900, so let's just say it was a big ol' party.

Budbreak in Grist Vineyard - Dry Creek Valley
The growing season is underway!
The growing season is moving along, and we're out looking over vineyards to see how things are going. Budbreak is the kickoff to the growing season when the vine pushes out woolly buds that then unfurl and lengthen into fresh green canes. The health of the vine going into the winter plays a big role in determining the potential for that vine the following year. Warren Burton from Grist Vineyard in Dry Creek Valley looks back at the winter and fil...more

When Frost Hits
What happens to vines after a spring frost?
Grape growers use any number of devices to protect vines from frost. You can turn on sprinklers to wet the vines, which prevents frost from forming, or the other common method is to use large fans to move the air through the vines, basically pushing the coldest air out and pulling in warmer air. But when those devices don't do the trick, or you're in a vineyard that has no frost protection, the beginning of the growing season can be a stressful t...more
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