While I was filming in the Santa Lucia Highlands of Monterey County, I decided to take a moment and experience a small family owned and operated winery called Pessagno.  I heard several great stories about their wine, especially their Chardonnay from the Sleepy Hollow Vineyard.  As I approached the tasting room I was first greeted [...]

I think my favorite aspect about the wine business is that you never stop learning about wine.  In fact I learn something new every day.  While making this special video that shows the growing season of 2010 for Caymus Vineyards, I learned just how important it is to do what’s called a “Green Drop” in [...]

Today I learned that when a vineyard is past it’s prime it can be replaced with a rotation crop to amend something to the soil to help grow grapes when you decide to replant.   Chuck Wagner, winemaker at Caymus Vineyards took me out to his rotation crop on this beautiful sunny day to explain [...]