Archive for the 'Winemaking' Category
Pinot Noir harvest begins at Keller Estate!!
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009With beautiful, bright and sunny days ahead of us, we have begun harvesting at Keller Estate. Our vineyard manager, Nehim, and our winemaker Jacqueline Yaokum, have been carefully monitoring the sugar levels, acid levels and flavors of the grapes around our estate. Clusters are carefully checked to make sure that each and every berry has […]
Spring Arrives at Keller Estate
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009I’m at the winery this week and all of Sonoma is positively gorgeous. The recent precipitation brought swathes of green grasses and wild flowers, making the air fragrant and crisp. We’re starting to see what we call “bud break,” or when the little leaves pop up on the vines. The syrah still has some time […]
Getting to know Ross Cobb
Friday, December 12th, 2008Although I have known Ross for quite a few years now I just spent the last 2 days working all day with Ross. I have to say, we had fun, we went over the 2007 bottling decisions and the prospects for the 2008 vintage. The best part was no doubt tasting the wines that David […]
