A Fun Day of Tasting

A few weekends ago I had a blast touring Edna Valley with a brother and sister from the East Coast. Normally, I don’t have the chance to tour with our clients, but I’m so glad that I jumped on this opportunity. The two guests had never been wine tasting before, so we reviewed the basics and took off from there. One of my favorite parts about the Edna Valley Wine Region is how personal and educational the experience can be. While we tasted at Saucelito Canyon Vineyards, we ran into owner Nancy Greenough and got to chat about what’s going on in the industry.  Later, while tasting at Wolff Winery, we had a very interesting conversation with winemaker Jean-Pierre Wolff about bud break, frost and wind patterns. Did you know that a frost greatly affected the region a few weeks ago? Due to poor lead time from the weather forecasters, some vineyards lost up to 50% of their fruit! It is amazing how fragile and scientific the world of growing can be.