Montesi Vineyard LLC

Montesi Vineyard LLC Montesi Vineyard LLC, San Miguel California

A winter to remember!
02/25/2023

A winter to remember!

First the storm clouds, then the nice steady rain and rewarded with a full double rainbow over the vineyard!
12/07/2022

First the storm clouds, then the nice steady rain and rewarded with a full double rainbow over the vineyard!

Cali our California kitty that adopted us is helping with post harvest cleanup!
11/17/2022

Cali our California kitty that adopted us is helping with post harvest cleanup!

Harvest 2022 began at approximately 11 PM on September 13 and was completed at 5 AM on September 14. This was the earli...
09/17/2022

Harvest 2022 began at approximately 11 PM on September 13 and was completed at 5 AM on September 14. This was the earliest harvest date that we have ever had. The yield was our second largest totaling 11.4 tons but quite a bit lower than the mega yield of almost 18 tons in 2021.
2022 was a challenging growing year to say the least. When the vines were well into vine growth in mid April we had back to back weeks of temps well below freezing, reaching as low as 28 degrees for several hours. That event caused severe freezing in our lower vineyard as well as some spotty freezing in our upper vineyard. Then, record heat and drought in nearly all of California had vineyards scrambling to keep vines hydrated and canopies healthy enough to provide shade from scorching temps and sun.
All vineyards have seen lower yields but the winemakers for the most part are happy with the quality even though quantities were down.

09/14/2022

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Itā€™s been pretty frosty here lately as you can see water that was dripping from the recently pruned petite Sirah vine ha...
02/17/2022

Itā€™s been pretty frosty here lately as you can see water that was dripping from the recently pruned petite Sirah vine has turned to ice.
After having a very wet December, rain has been non existent in January and February. I have been irrigating to make up for the rain shortfall.
At least we can tell the plumbing is working just fine in this vine.

10/08/2021

Interesting video from yesterdayā€™s harvest. Watch the picking bin travel from the young lady in yellow on the right side of the screen to the tractor carrying the large bin several rows away and back again to her again to continue picking!!

2021 Harvest completed yesterday with a yield for the record books of 17.85 tons. The crew of 18 started at 4 AM and fin...
10/08/2021

2021 Harvest completed yesterday with a yield for the record books of 17.85 tons. The crew of 18 started at 4 AM and finished at noon.

Thank God we harvested yesterday! We havenā€™t seen any measurable rain since April and it actually rained almost a tenth of an inch this morning and the crew would have been wet and cold, including me! It was 49 degrees here this morning!

The 2020 harvest was completed on October 14th and what a crazy growing year it was. Fighting to keep the grapes hydrate...
10/16/2020

The 2020 harvest was completed on October 14th and what a crazy growing year it was. Fighting to keep the grapes hydrated through several triple digit temperature spikes in August, September and even in the early days of October which is is uncommon for this area.
Iā€™m very happy to say that we had a record yield just shy of 11 tons topping the previous high of 9.0 tons. Many growers in the area suffered losses due to the heat of up to 70% of normal yields. Iā€™m feeling grateful.

Address

77356 Ranchita Canyon Road
San Miguel, CA
93451

Telephone

+16302672987

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