Welcome to 2015, a brand new year! Hope you all had great holidays, and that Burrell School wines helped make them even more special! This 2005 Estate Reserve Principal’s Choice Pinot Noir is drinking beautifullly – uncork some if you’ve got any in your stash. At ten years old, it’s brilliant! We wish you all …
Out in the vineyard, we see the bright hues of autumn and in the cellar we see the many barrels now filled with Vintage 2014 wines. The harvest was pretty awesome by all accounts. Dave tallied a total of 58.4 tons for this year’s haul and gave the vintage an A+++ rating! We’re very excited …
May brings the long-anticipated celebration of our annual “Wine and Roses” event up here at the red schoolhouse. Due to the warm and non-existent winter, the roses actually started almost a month early this year! We’ve already experienced some of the most amazing blooms ever up at the Schoolhouse! Out in the gazebo garden, there …
The rain door has finally opened, and March has come in like a lion with some very welcome precipitation: we’ve had a bit over 5 inches up here in the mountains, and we couldn’t be happier. In fact, we hope the entire month will continue to roar like a lion! The drippy sound of precip …
We’re welcoming the beginning of 2014 with open arms, lots of fresh popcorn for the NFL Playoffs (Go 9ers!), and Dave’s favorite wine: Principal’s Choice Pinot Noir! As the warm weather continues, pruning has begun and Mark and crew are busy with over 12 acres of vines needing a winter hair cut. In the cellar, …
June’s here and “School’s Out for the Summer!” We are celebrating graduations, weddings and Dad’s special day! And we’re opening the rose garden for special events and inaugurating our new “bandstand” with live music.Come on up for a visit, bring a picnic and enjoy great Burrell School wine along with a view that lasts forever. …
From greening vines to Earth Day to our New Spring Passport theme, “Down to Earth,” everything is coming up green for this month that most people association with a green scene of another sort, that being tax season. All the more reason to head up to Burrell School and replenish your wine cellar with some …
The vines up here at Burrell School Vineyards are fast asleep, storing nutrients for the growing season ahead. Our vineyard team is not sleeping though! They’re busy tending the vines being sure they are ready to grow when the weather warms and the days get longer. Our tasting room is also open Thursday thru Sunday …