While the vines outside remain dormant and the vineyards lie under a silent blanket of snow, more is happening than meets the eye. The frosty nights are a gift from nature: the cold decimates pest populations like aphids and flea beetle larvae, and the frost creates that valuable soil structure that loosens our soils and makes them ideally suited for cultivation in the spring. In the vineyard, we're now on the home stretch of pruning – vine by vine, eye by eye, the foundation for the coming vintage is laid with the shears. Each vine is considered individually, because vigor, age, and health determine how we prune and what harvest we can expect. And while the final pruning work is underway outside, the next task awaits inside the cellar: our freshly bottled wines…
