Vine Porn

WINE TALK
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In some cases I would imagine yes.

But, everything turns brown around here when spring is done. Don’t need roundup for that to happen.
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At Pagani the answer is probably yes, at Old Hill definitely no.

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Good idea, Rat. I have many from year’s past, here are a couple. BTW, I always like seeing Larry’s work, as it hangs in my house. [thumbs-up.gif]
Rosella's Vineyard And The SLH.jpg
The Bone Rock Vineyard At Saxum.jpg
Switchback Ridge Old Vine Petite.jpg

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I believe this is James Berry Vineyards next to Saxum Winery

Monte Bello Vineyards on the top of the world…




Rhys Vineyards - I think Alpine?




EMH Vineyards

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These are awesome! Keep 'em coming!

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Rosewood Vineyards Mourvèdre (Redwood Valley)

Skinner Vineyards Mourvèdre (El Dorado County)

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Great shots. The old head trained vines, wow, massive fruit!

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To keep on the Mourvedre theme, this is Two Acres:

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Christ I never knew there were Mourvedre vines that old in Cali. How is the wine?

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Year after year it is a wonderful wine.

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Junior, that Skinner Vineyards shot appears like it could belong to an elaborate model toy train set. Freakish shot, but a good one at that.

Thanks,

Kenney

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Nick,
There is a lot of old-vine Mourvedre over in the Pittsburg/Antioch area of ContraCostaCnty. Planted by Portugese settlers
in the late 1800’s-early 1900’s. They refer to it as Mataro…the name Ridge prefers to use for Mourvedre. They used to make
Mataro from those old vines but dropped it in the mid-'90’s. The soil is very sandy there, so there’s no problem w/
phylloxera and many of those Mataro vnyds are own-rooted.
Tom

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Hardy,
Who takes these Rosewood Mourvedre grapes? Do you make some from them??
Tom

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Here are a few more…this is great fun.
Rhys Horseshoe.jpg
Cardiac Hill Syrah Bennett Valley.jpg
Big Basin's Rattlesnake Rock Vineyard.jpg

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Whites!.jpg
Rhys Swan Terrace.jpg
Judge Vineyard Bennett Valley.jpg

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Damn Frankie those two Rhys pics almost look identical. Had to do a double, er triple, er quadruple take on that. Loving the Cardiac fruit!

Keep em coming guys!

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A block of merlot right next to the winery at Larkmead:

Hillside vines at Shafer (Upper Sunspot Vineyard?):

Hillside cab vines at Seavey:

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Here is an area we don’t talk about much, the Okanagan in the Vancouver area.
Okanagan Valley.jpg

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Cab grapes at Robinson Family Vineyards in Stags Leap District, Napa (late Sept.):


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Grapes at Chateau St. Jean, in Sonoma (late Sept.):