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Barrels and a Rack

A few weeks ago I picked up a 2005 French Oak barrel in Sonoma. I learned two things that day about the size of a Bordeaux barrel:

1. Two barrels will fit in a volvo station wagon

2. Our cellar door has to be removed every time we move a barrel.

A few weeks later I picked up [...]

For Immediate Release

Wise Acres Winery announces the opening of our Santa Barbara Office. Congratulations to Chuck on his promotion to Regional Wise Acre, Santa Barbara County.

Grapes are ripening

I don’t have a spectrometer, but I am surprised how sweet the cabernet grapes are tasting already. I guess I will know when they are ripe when the birds eat them all.

Veraison

The grapes started to ripen on my one vine around today.