by Mary Beth Vierra | May 14, 2022 | Featured, Viticulture, Wine Education, Wine Regions
Not far from the soaring Alps of northern Italy lies a placid lake in a dream-like setting. At this northerly latitude we expect brisk days and a Continental climate. Instead, we find a pocket of Mediterranean-like climate, where grapevines grow amidst lemon...
by Mary Beth Vierra | May 26, 2021 | Viticulture, Wine Education
Chardonnay For International Chardonnay Day (tomorrow! May 27), let us lift a glass and pay tribute…to wine drinkers’ sweetheart, a favorite among winemakers – arguably, the reigning Queen of Whites – Chardonnay, the grape, and her wines! Did you know…...
by Mary Beth Vierra | Feb 21, 2021 | Viticulture, Wine Education, Wine Regions
….In the Vineyard that is! Golden waves of billowing mustard among the vines of Dry Creek Valley. Beyond beauty, mustard performs magic for the soil and the vine every spring. Like any cover crop, it protects against erosion, invites water...
by Mary Beth Vierra | Nov 12, 2020 | Featured, Viticulture, Wine Reviews
Che Syrah Syrah! ….Sonoma Coast Style Oh Syrah, one of my favorite grapes turned wine. The range of styles it can produce, whether the ripest and richest “Shiraz” versions of Australia’s hottest climes, the bold spicy long-lived benchmark Hermitage, or silky to...
by Mary Beth Vierra | Apr 22, 2020 | Featured, Viticulture, Wine Education
A Vine’s Best Friend In honor of Earth Day, I bring you – Mustard from Dry Creek Valley blowing in the breeze, giving home to some very happy buzzing bees! This patch of yellow flowers was growing tall, in an otherwise fallow vineyard plot. . Not Just a...