Photo essay on some of California’s most historic vineyards, plus the fascinating stories of the long forgotten Santa Cruz Island Wine Company and Angelica wines! Re https://rcaparoso.substack.com/p/photographic-ode-to-old-vines-other
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Another very nice write-up from Randy Caparoso. This time he focused on Monday's pick of Steve Borra's Church Block planted in 1935.
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Early morning harvest morning in Lodi's historic Church Block Vineyard. At the break of dawn this past Monday, September 23, Markus Wine Co. owner/grower/winemaker Markus Niggli and his veteran crew of field hands picked the landmark Church Block Vineyard. Church Block is located just south of the City of Lodi, and is just a postage stamp-sized block (1.5 acres) located just east of the old Borra Vineyards winery and estate, which shuttered in 2019, the year before the death of owner/grower and founder Steve Borra...
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Our first pick of 2024 reds this morning at Nicolini Ranch with Al Nicolini pulling in Ancient Vine Lodi Carignane. We help manage our source vineyards and even pick into a hundred tiny bins when it helps our wonderful winery clients.
A beautiful Lodi morning, perfect to start bringing in reds for the 2024 vintage. Nicolini Ranch Ancient Vine Carignane.
This morning’s sampling of Ancient Vine Carignane from Lodi’s Nicolini Ranch for sugar and acid (Brix/pH). Flavors are just emerging, and we’d guess these are around 20.5 Brix. Still need some more hangtime.
Putting our friend to work in the Nicolini Ranch ancient #Lodi #Carignane vines. Paul, visiting from Switzerland, has pah-lenty of leaves to pull after all the rain. These vines are exploding with growth this year!
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Fine tuning the pruning.
Markus scans the vines after the main crew does their work.
Ancient vine Nicolini Ranch #Lodi #Carignane planted in 1935
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Fresh haircut.
Ancient vine #Carignane in the Church Block of #Lodi #wine country.
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