Enjoy a different tasting experience at over 50 Santa Cruz Mountains wineries. Purchase passports online or here at Burrell School Vineyards, where we’ll have Bill the Oyster Man and live music. Be sure to add some 2012 Principal’s Choice Pinot to your Thanksgiving table. Brand new Passports are $55, and are good for two years …
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 …
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 …
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 …
We’re delighted to have real rain, finally!! It’s over an inch so far as we cross into April from a misty March, after a dessicating winter. The vines and all the heritage roses will be celebrating the wet! We love the old saying, “April Showers Bring May Flowers!” Rain on!! EASTER & PASSPORT April also …
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, …
Here at Burrell School, we’re busily pressing off the last of the reds after primary fermentation has completed for our most bountiful Harvest 2013. What a year it’s been! Nearly 73 tons!! WOW! After a fun visit to see the twin grandsons in Colorado, Anne & Dave are enjoying the mild November weather here in …
Fireworks and Futures It’s July—time to celebrate Independence Day and sample futures. And to wish Burrell School a very happy 122nd birthday on the Fourth! Wow – that’s a lot of firecrackers worth of years! July Events: The Futures Are Here! A Wine Sippers club exclusive, we’ll be tasting futures all month long. In …
We’re super excited at Burrell School now that the 49ers have marched past the Saints and will be marching on to confront the Giants this coming Sunday! In honor, Anne will make popcorn to munch while you sample through the wine selection. All the tasting room staff will be wearing red and gold in support …
July is off to a sizzling start at Burrell School and the vines are growing inches a day, a welcome sight! The fruit set looks terrific: we dodged a bullet in the Santa Cruz Mountains, as our clusters look more even and filled out than in other places with dicier climates. We have to deal …
April Passport Hops Into Spring at the Schoolhouse April is the perfect time for “A Spring Fling:” Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines are budding out in the warm sunshine, and spring bulbs in Anne’s gorgeous garden are bursting forth with an abundance of exuberant blossoms just in time for Spring Passport. It’s coming up this …
Here are some very important dates on our Playoff Schedule for the weekend: • Saturday the 16th is Winter Passport Day. Show your team spirit! Purchase a Forty-Winers 2-pack” to enjoy with the weekend games: Zin and Syrah,$49. • Sunday the 17th is Pretzel Appreciation Day. Pick your favorite Burrell School wine to pair with …