Tough Year for Vines-2010

This spring we have had to replace about 80% of our south vineyard and 25% of our original vineyard due to frost, wrong rootstock and possible crown gall (ouch). We are trying own rooted vines now hoping to eliminate losses that seem to start at the graft. We lost almost all of our Grenache, all of our Cab Franc and quite a bit of our Tempranillo, and Cabernet Sauvignon. The whites do better. Just a few Sauv Blanc and Pino Grigio had to be replaced. We also decided to try Malbec since our conditions are similar to Argentina.

Wine Tasting at Juniper Well Ranch & Vineyards

Dave and Linda are now hosting wine tastings on the Fiesta Patio at Juniper Well Ranch. If you would like to be invited to our events please contact us through our website, www.juniperwellranch .com. Click on the vineyard tab and ask to be added to our mailing list. If you would like to RSVP to our next event you can click below the vineyard photos and reserve a spot. Our next tasting is May 23, 12:30-2:30, "Lunch and Learn". Dave, Linda, and Dustin will give an overview of winemaking on a small scale, wine appreciation and offer a tour of our winery in the barn. The winetasting is $10.00 for winetasting (members free) and $10.00 for a very special box lunch.

We began making wine in 2008 and are now ready to sell our handcrafted wines with label art from Frank Bonham's westerns and from Juniper Well Ranch, where Frank retired and wrote several more novels. We now have 08 Cabernet Sauvignon, 08 Syrah, 08 Grenache, 08 Tempranillo (wine club members only), 07 Chardonnay with 09 Merlot, Tempranillo and Petite Syrah in barrels ready to be bottled.