Wishing You All A Bountiful New Year From Your Friends at Burrell School We ring in 2017 to the sounds of rain on the roof, and are thankful that the vines are getting a good soaking. Lack of water has been such a concern: it definitely impacted our yields over the last few years, so …
All of us at Burrell School Vineyards would like to wish you and yours a very happy holiday season. It’s certainly beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you turn! As the hustle and bustle reaches a fever pitch, we remind ourselves that what is most important is not the presents, but the presence …
Happy Halloween! And praise the rain on the pumpkins: we’ll take it as Mother Nature’s very best treat. We’re on the cusp of November, which means we’re into the home stretch of the year. The vineyard began turning beautiful fall colors early in October, and the rains are giving the vines a much-needed drink after …
Many of you are asking about the impact of the #LomaFire on the wineries up here in the Summit area. Thankfully, our Summit wineries have had little or no impact: we at Burrell School are fine. Our neighbors at Loma Prieta Winery have had a scarily close bird’s eye view of the fire since it …
Our unusually moderate August weather has created perfect slow ripening conditions that we haven’t experienced in quite a few harvests now. Usually, we get a heat spike just in time for Labor Day, but this time, it looks like we’ll be in good shape. Last year, Pinot was brought in before the end of August, …
Summer accelerates into full swing as we head into August, the month of full veraison, pushed along by the intense stretch of heat we had the third week of July. Now is the time when the grapes flesh out, when Chardonnay becomes golden and the reds take on their darker hues. Thankfully, temperatures have moderated …
July is here and the heat is most definitely on. Our vines are directing their energy towards the ripening of the grape clusters – and the crop looks quite robust and healthy. Individual grape berries are plumping up rapidly, and the red varieties will soon take on color, aka veraison, where they will go from …
They say there’s nothing so rare as a day in June. Fortunately for us, we have 30 such days to look forward to in a month that brings us so many reasons to celebrate with Burrell School’s fine wines—graduations, class reunions, wedding anniversaries, Fathers Day and some fantastic wine events, too. Not to mention the …
Join us in May as we celebrate wine and roses all month long. Anne’s heritage rose garden is bursting with fragrant blossoms in a myriad of colors, and the vines will be fully in bloom. The gazebo garden will be open on weekends throughout the merry month of May. Don’t miss this opportunity to stop …
Welcome to April, the month of exuberant spring growth in the vineyards, fields and everywhere you look. We’re celebrating Earth Day all month long here at the schoolhouse, where the vineyard floor is lush and green and filled with wildflowers, the vines are literally exploding with new shoots and the appearance of clusters. Flowering and …
LEAP DAY! We’re reveling in the gift of one extra day this year, as we celebrate Leap Day, February 29, 2016! Perhaps we’ll open a special bottle of wine from our library stash: or, enjoy some of that amazing new 2013 High School Sweethearts, a compelling blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc that has everyone …
On the heels of the holiday hangovers of January, comes February, packed with fun events for sports fans, romantics and patriots. In all the excitement of the Super Bowl, don’t forget your Sweetheart on Valentine’s Day! Plus, it’s a Leap Year, so there’s one extra day in February to cheer on Mother Nature and whatever …
Welcome to 2016, a new year filled with great promise and opportunity – and hopefully, lots of precipitation in every form needed to refill our depleted reservoirs across the state. From our family to yours, we extend our heartfelt wishes for a year of health, happiness and abundance. We’re thankful that Mother Nature is already …
As we approach the end of 2015, December brings all those time-honored family traditions, including festive gatherings and the much-anticipated arrival of winter: will El Nino finally materialize? So far, the weather has been stellar and perfect for enjoying the splendid out of doors. Come up to our mountains, cut a live holiday tree, …
Happy Halloween and Welcome Daylight Savings Time! Like it or not, we’re into the home stretch of the year, when the leaves in the vineyard begin donning their deeply burnished autumn hues and short days lead to early, often fiery sunsets that match beautifully with Burrell School Cabernet Franc, with its lovely reddish glow. We …
Ristorante Casa Nostra presents BURRELL SCHOOL VINEYARDS “Extra Curricular” Wine Dinner Menu October 27, 2015 2013 Estate Chardonnay – “Teacher’s Pet” Paired with: Summer Squash Al Forno – yellow squash stuffed with prosciutto, potato and red bell pepper, topped with Provolone cheese 2011 Estate Pinot Noir – “Principal’s Choice “ Paired with: Penne Contadina- Chicken, …