Sep 27, 2016 | In the Vineyard
Diamond Mountain District 8/25/15 “Vineyards on Diamond Mountain can be divided into two camps- those that finished bloom before the cool weather in May and those that didn’t finish bloom until early June. Those on the earlier track, north-facing slopes...
Sep 27, 2016 | In the Vineyard
You can see that things are really taken off in the vineyard! The weather’s been lovely and the vines are showing their appreciation. As the shoots have lengthened, we’ve started tucking them into the trellis system – it’s called “vertical shoot...
Sep 27, 2016 | In the Vineyard
For quite a while, now, we’ve been meaning to review all the vintages of Dyer Vineyards Cabernet – we’re amazed to realize there are fifteen vintages now (seventeen if you count the two in barrels!) But, we just hadn’t gotten to it. In a recent moment of serendipity,...
Sep 27, 2016 | In the Vineyard
We recently sent out an e-mail to our mailing list customers informing them we will not be releasing a 2011 vintage from our vineyard, and instead are offering an older vintage (2005) from our library for the holidays. This is after 15 consecutive annual...
Sep 27, 2016 | In the Vineyard
We are off to an early start with the 2015 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon vintage—here on Diamond Mountain our vines budded out about 10 days ahead of normal. We did something a little different this year with our pruning, which you can see in this photo. Mid-winter...
Sep 27, 2016 | In the Vineyard
Managing tannins is key to making wine on Diamond Mountain- all those lovely aromas and flavors can be overwhelmed by hard mountain tannins if not managed properly. And like most things in winemaking, that management starts in the vineyard. We are already doing...
