Harvest Time! ~ The Pinot Noir is ripe and ready to be picked and the Chardonnay looks to be right behind. The vineyard couldn’t look any happier. Come up and see for yourself while tasting our Estate grown wines! We are open from 12-5 on Saturdays and Sundays with no reservation required. Our veranda overlooking the Santa Cruz …
Hello Wine Enthusiasts ~ It is a perfect time to have the winery to yourself, safe from Covid, and just in time for the holidays! Private events are always unique and affordable. Impress your friends or family and book your private tasting today! Fall Harvest Wine Specials: Harvest 3 pack: 2017 Merlot, 2016 Cab Franc & 2016 GSM… what a …
Hello Wine Enthusiasts ~ Would you like to surprise your date with a unique dinner and wine pairing or have the winery all to yourself with friends? For as low as $25 a person, you can create your own unique winery experience! Email Kyle for reservations and questions. Fall Harvest Wine Specials: Harvest 3 pack: 2017 Merlot, 2016 Cab Franc, and 2016 …
Hello Wine Enthusiasts ~ Good News!!! Blue skies here at Burrell School Vineyards and in the middle of one of our best harvests yet! We have picked the Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Still waiting to be picked next week is more Chardonnay, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc. We have yet to see any smoke influence on …
The Santa Cruz Mountains most celebrated Cabernet event: Premier Cruz, A Mountain Cabernet Experience Harvest Dinner at House Family Vineyards. Join Cabernet producers of the Santa Cruz Mountains at House Family Vineyards in Saratoga for a reserve tasting and wine harvest dinner. The evening begins with a wine reception and silent auction – taste new …
Harvest is happening and we are celebrating! The grapes are coming in and looking fantastic! Come see and smell the newest vintages and learn about the winemaking process. This weekend we are also celebrating our 25th Anniversary! Enjoy a tasting of cellar selections along with case specials this weekend. Winemaker Dave has selected the following to share …
Harvest? Moon, Yes; Grapes, No The sunny wiles of September seem to be holding the cool days of autumn at bay, at least for now. You know we’re nearing the autumnal equinox when the harvest moon arrives, as it will this Friday, September 13, rising like a red-orange disco ball in the apricot evening sky. Winemaker …
Getting Ready for Harvest! Pinot Noir Chardonnay With the warmer weather, the vineyards are really starting to move along towards ripeness. It’s been a slow process this year and could end up being on par with last year’s long, extended hangtime. According to Winemaker Dave, “Pinot Noir is just getting through verasion and looks to be …
Join us as we celebrate 25 years of the Burrell School winery’s tasting room. We will be pouring a select set of cellar wines to celebrate. 2002 Valedictorian 2002 Pinot Noir 2002 Cab Franc 2008 Valedictorian 2010 Old School 2010 Cab Franc 2012 Pinot Noir
As we roll right into October like grape clusters into the press, harvest continues. On Friday, September 29, Dave and his twin grandsons, Mattias and Rowan, and their Mom and Dad, Marianne and Bill, harvested some absolutely perfect Cabernet Franc – and surprisingly, the Petit Verdot as well. Dave …
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 …
It’s “Back to School” month here at the big red schoolhouse and the vinous students are already showing up for class. First to arrive, and quite early, were Pinot Noir 667 and Pinot Noir 05, on August 19, the earliest matriculation ever. A small cropload, due to the drought and the very protacted bloom that …
August is here and the summer heat is well and truly on, hastening the ripening of our estate grapes. Veraison is in full swing, turning the green grapes to red as the pace of summer quickens and our thoughts turn to impending harvest. Pinot Noir sports netting — we don’t like to share with the …
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 …
Wow – what a quick harvest this has been! In fact, it’s almost history, as the estate Cab Franc is coming in this week. Even the Petit Verdot beat it to the punchdown! That pretty much leaves a wee bit of Grenache and Mourvèdre over at Pichon still hanging. Don’t forget this evening, October 1, …
Here at the Schoolhouse, the aromas of ripening grapes means that Harvest is upon us! Our Estate Pinot Noir is ripe and ready to be picked first with Chardonnay to follow. Vintage 2013 is shaping up to be spectacular with excellent quality and quantity along with fantastic flavors. We’ll be posting updates on Facebook with …