We finished our 2021 harvest today! Last Wednesday, our Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon came in after its early morning picking. Lush and flawless. (See photo). Today, our Chardonnay as well as our Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc all came in on schedule. Lovely year.
Most importantly, the fires and smoke that have blanketed key parts of California again this year steered mercifully away from Napa Valley. Yeah! Although we were nervous all summer about those fires, the grapes made it through with flying colors.
Our focus now moves to prayers for a wet winter to douse the parched terrain across the state after yet another year of drought. May the weather gods be kind!