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Can anyone read this? I tried to increase the font to no avail.
Nope
I tried opening the picture in a new tab, then performing a Google image search. No dice…your own screenshot?
Afterwards, I did a regular Google search for “Morning Dew Vineyard sold”, and I found this…
“Planted in 1999, the vineyard was owned and farmed by Burt Williams of Williams Selyem fame until 2016 when it was sold to Castello di Amorosa in Napa Valley.”
“when it was sold to in Napa Valley.”
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Thanks Charlie. That did the trick. Sorry for the waisted energy for those who already checked in.
i edited your post a little to embed the imgur file.
Great. Thanks again.
Thanks for sharing this article, Blake!
Do you have any thoughts on how the changes in Morning Dew’s vine-training/increase in yields might pan out?
Why did Williams Selyem “not take any” in 2017? Reading between the lines one could infer that they don’t like the changes being made. Certainly the new owners wanting to triple the yields could account for that. Or I could be completely off base.
V Sattui bought it?
They’ve come along way from picnic sandwiches and Madera.
I think they are just buying fruit as Young Hagen is also getting Morning Dew fruit (2017–).
Drew, I do have some thoughts on this, but not sure how accurate they are. When I was staying at the ranch with Burt a few years back, WS winemaker, Jeff Mangahas came out to the vineyards often and consulted and advised the vineyard manager on his various vineyard preferences. Im thinking this hands on, personalisation of the vineyard may not have been welcomed after the sale. Dont know; just conjecture.
If they are going for quantity in lieu of quality, larger crops will surely diminish the concentration and therefore the appeal from current and possibly other winery sources. Again, just conjecture.
It should be interesting to see what the wines look like down the line.
Don`t know John, but I suspect you are correct. Unwelcome changes.
Yes, V Sattui.