2022 Season Reflections – “Sprint-Harvest”
2022 is our 30th harvest and was our quickest harvest season in recent memory. Early signs are pointing towards another promising vintage with intensity and concentration.
2022 is our 30th harvest and was our quickest harvest season in recent memory. Early signs are pointing towards another promising vintage with intensity and concentration.
Sue Ryan, Testarossa Lead Wine Educator, has some exciting information about the Central Coast's newest AVA.
Bill Brosseau, Director of Winemaking, reflects on the 2021 growing season and concludes that it could be one of the top vintages of the century.
As we have completed the maturation process, blending trials, and commenced the bottlings of our 2019 vintage Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, the word that comes to mind is ‘generous.’
The above and beyond approach to the founding of the vineyard is only the tip of the iceberg as it is the year in, year out farming practices of the Pisoni family that truly make this site special.
Being from the northern end of the Highlands, Fogstone Vineyard was originally called Lucia Highlands Vineyard before it was updated to the slightly more descriptive name after its foggy mornings and stony loam soils.
Both Brosseau and Graham Family vineyards are quite singular – they produce distinctly unique wines very different from the wines we are best known for from the Santa Lucia Highlands and Santa Rita Hills. Read Certified Sommelier Ryan Smith’s analysis and history of these two special wines.
From Bill Brosseau, Testarossa Director of Winemaking 2019 vintage offered a very generous winter with above average rain, and even snow in some of our high altitude sites. This led to a slight delay in budbreak, of which is a good thing for avoiding spring freezes and ensuring the vines got enough ‘sleep.’ As [...]
The two Central Coast vineyards, Rosemary’s Vineyard in the Arroyo Grande Valley AVA and La Rinconada Vineyard in the Santa Rita Hills have tended to fly under the radar. Find out why you should care about these wines!
You now know why proper storage is important, but in practice, how should you go about doing this?