The arrival of August at the old red schoolhouse marks our “Count Down to Harvest,” the annual ritual that begins by emptying barrels for bottling the 2009 and 2010 vintages. It’s been a bustlingly busy week on the bottling line. First up were the 2010 Chardonnay and Old Schoolhouse Cabernet, 350 and 409 cases respectively. …
Burrell School Vineyards is teaming up with The Red Crane Restaurant for a 4-course “play date” dinner,Tuesday, Oct 26, at 7pm at the restaurant in Cupertino. Winery owners Anne and Dave Moulton will be on hand to share their story of how they became winegrowers and stewards of the beautiful old red schoolhouse for which …
Anne Moulton of Burrell School reports that harvest 2010 is officially OVER! Right before the first big rains of the season arrived, they pulled in the last of the tardy students, with Petit Verdot the last to come in from the schoolyard. 10-15, Pichon Cabernet Franc, 4.5 tons (compare to last year’s 3.2 tons) 10-20 …
It’s been a fruitful harvest at Burrell School — a thankful improvement over last year, when crop loads were way down due to early spring frosts and horribly hot winds in May that ruined fruit set for many Bordeaux varieties. All the estate fruit was harvested before the end of September, except for the Petit …