Winery Updates

Young, unripened Pinot Noir grapes at Hallberg Ranch

Winery Update, July 2021

As of last week, we have racked and blended all of our 2020 Pinot Noirs except one: the Hallberg Ranch. Our largest production wine, this will involve quite a lot of expertise and finesse to get the balance just right.

Pouring wine into a glass from an Emeritus wine bottle

Geeky Wine Words: In The Bottle Edition

This week, our wine geekery will cover territory that might already be familiar to those who are more drinkers rather than makers of wine.

A steam wand in a used barrel for about twenty minutes sterilizes it for future use.

Winery Update, June 2021

The first of our summer winemaking interns has arrived, barrels are getting cleaned… Everything is on track for bottling in July!

Extracting wine from one of our barrels with a glass wine thief to taste.

Geeky Wine Words: Winemaking Edition

Whether you’re a just getting into wine or a seasoned aficionado, this glossary of terms will help shed light on vinification terms that often appear in these E-Files.

Winery Update, May 2021

Right now our winemaking department is finishing with the 2020 vintage wines. They taste every barrel in the cellar to determine the best way to put them together in a process known as blending…

Geeky Wine Words: Vineyard Edition

Whether you’re a just getting into wine or a seasoned aficionado, this glossary of terms will help shed light on viticultural terms that often appear in these E-Files.

Spring Vineyard & Winery Update, March 2021

Spring has sprung in our estate vineyards, and there’s so much to do!

Winter Vineyard & Winery Update, December 2020

Winter weather has arrived in Sonoma County, the chill is very apparent where ever you go. Harvest is complete and the year is winding down, but there is still plenty going on at the ranch and in the cellar!

Hallberg Ranch Sign and Emeritus Vineyards Winery

October is Sonoma County Wine Month!

There are more reasons than ever to celebrate Sonoma County Wine Month in 2020—for starters, the fact that we can celebrate. So, we’re embracing the spirit of celebration by expanding our range of tasting experiences. Some of them are new, some are old favorites, and all are a salute to all things Pinot Noir!

Fermentation tanks filled with the juice of the recent Harvest

Cellar Update – from the desk of David Lattin

Having completed on last Thursday, September 10th, we’re now in the wrap-up phase of what was a most unusual harvest.

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