Cabernet Crunch, with a side of Merlot Good things come to those who wait…. After a slow, delayed start to the harvest, the weather has proven ideal the past week or two. Warm sunny afternoons have pushed the finest Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes of the season to ripeness, and we are crushing, destemming, fermenting and pressing off [...]

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    Halloween is almost here, and if you have kids, you know it’s one of the most exciting days of the year for them.  But don’t the adults deserve a nice treat, too?  We think so!  When the trick or treating is over, and you need some versatile red wine to go with pork, [...]

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We would like to thank everyone who participated in the contest. We had many great submissions, and some we couldn’t even post! It looks like the thrill of summer was enjoyed by all and many milestones were celebrated. However, there has to be a winner and in this case there are two. Tying for first [...]

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Pinot Grapes by the Grand Doors of our new Barrel Room How about that rain! It cleared all the dust from the Cabernet and Merlot clusters and now we are ready to harvest. Yes, it’s later than usual, but with more warm days coming, the sugars, flavors and ripeness will be there, and that’s our [...]

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The Crush is finally here! Harvest1 These are Las Brisas Pinot Noir grapes, and we are now getting into the daily rhythm. As we speak, these beauties are fermenting away…smells great! Mention this FB post when you visit this week and receive a 2 for 1 tasting!

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Celebrate Summer – Sun drenched days and starlit nights… 2007 Whitehall Lane Merlot- San Francisco Bay Summer out here in Napa Valley has been blazin’ saddles, but we have certainly enjoyed it. We hope you too have been enjoying your summer…we hope so much that you have enjoyed your summer that we want you to [...]

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Two amazing Whitehall Lane wines (and Lisa) enjoyed a day of sailing on the beautiful San Francisco Bay. Sauvignon Blanc The day started out in Sausalito with an unusual breeze coming in from the south at around 10 knots. We headed out of Richardson Bay toward the city; with the wind direction we surprisingly made [...]

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Madness Champ 2011 500w The Championship: Where Did That 3L Come From? Apologies for reporting so late in the day. We enjoyed damn good wine well into this morning! It was crazy in the Lion’s Cage last evening for the Magnum Madness Championship. There were no dogs in the house and everyone shot 100%. The [...]

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Final Four Bracket 2011 Final Four Update: No Spitting Allowed There was a raucous crowd on hand in the Lion’s Cage for the Final Four Magnum Madness. As you can well imagine, the library wines were all pulling for the older 2006 Leonardini Cab and the ‘05 St Helena Cab. “There aint no room in [...]

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IMG_9836 Final Four Update: Put a Cork In It, Tannin Boy The Lions Cage is now set for the big weekend showdown, Magnum Madness style. It will be a standing room only crowd of library wines and big bottles for the Final Four but most of the bottles will be laying down, aging on their [...]

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