12/08/2024
This year I made wine for the first time in the Lamorinda AVA of Contra Costa County which is just on the other side of the Berkeley and Oakland Hills, so here is a little vintage report I wrote that is oriented toward growers in this really diverse area. Much more to come on this topic!
What a difference a year can make. In the span of just a few years we have gone from the notion that all California vintages are pretty much the same to the feeling that no two are alike. The Lamorinda AVA in Contra Costa county is fortunate to sit between two competing climate forces in the cooler....