• 3 tips to prepare for grape harvest

    3 tips to prepare for grape harvest

    In just a few short weeks, we’ll prepare our fermenters, sharpen our picking shears and check our shopping list to ensure a smooth pick in the wonderful growing region east of San Francisco. Here are a few tips on how we prepare for harvest season.

    July 24, 2018
  • Bubbly personality: Tips and tricks to making sparkling wine

    Bubbly personality: Tips and tricks to making sparkling wine

    It’s not easy to make a sparkling wine as it takes many steps beyond still wine.  Because of the extra steps, there are more ways that a sparkler can go wrong.  However, the end result is worth it as the bubbles will awe your friends.

    May 24, 2018
  • Buying your first wine barrel: 4 things you need to know

    After making wine for 7 years using carboys, and always aiming for a little bit richer, a little more complicated red, we knew we had to up our game.  Could we use a barrel in our wine making? 

    April 18, 2018
  • Celebrating love this Valentine’s Day

    Just not in the way you think!  <3 <3 <3 Our Valentine video

    February 14, 2018
  • 11 things I wish I knew as a beginning winemaker

    11 things I wish I knew as a beginning winemaker

    If I was starting my first wine kit today, I would give my first time winemaking self this advice.

    November 9, 2017
  • Losing the Guardrails: Beyond the Home Wine Making Kit

    Losing the Guardrails: Beyond the Home Wine Making Kit

    Home wine making kits don’t have to be predictable. Small changes or major ones, just a little tweaking can make all the difference!

    September 15, 2017
  • Try Something New with Wine Making Kits:  Basic Techniques

    Try Something New with Wine Making Kits: Basic Techniques

    Simple changes in your wine making kits can make a big difference to taste, mouth feel and aroma of the finished wine.

    September 15, 2017
  • Take Wine Making Kits Further:  Intermediate Techniques

    Take Wine Making Kits Further: Intermediate Techniques

    For those who love an adventure, a kit wine is just a tool. It’s the winemaker who crafts how to make wine.

    September 15, 2017
  • Stretching the Wine Making Kit:  Advanced Techniques

    Stretching the Wine Making Kit: Advanced Techniques

    If you’ve made every kit available, but you’re not yet ready for your own fruit, there are many new wine making techniques you can try.

    September 15, 2017
  • Home made wine: A beginner’s confusion

    Home made wine: A beginner’s confusion

    If you’ve ever been awed by the mystery of turning “water into wine”, there are simple steps to make your own wine!

    September 6, 2017

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