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Greetings and Salutations,
I'll be keeping the wildflower trend going as long as they keep popping up. There is a sprinkle currently happening which we hope will turn into a drizzle or better yet actual rain.
We are preparing to plant a block of Mourvédre and transplant and replant our nursery. We've also welcomed a large herd of mama and baby sheep into the vineyards to help us clean up. Fun stuff.
Mar 19, 2022 at 11:11 AM
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Cutting Crew
Our 2020 JBV Grenache blend is next up for bottling. We are hosting a ranch party for wine club. Details here.
We've been collecting cuttings for new own rooted blocks as well as preparing for new blocks with certified rootstock. Sheep are coming. We are propagating California native plants. We are also going sunflower crazy. More details on all of that soon. In the meantime, our wild yarrow is officially blooming. 
Mar 16, 2022 at 11:11 AM
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Coming in from the Cold
Or rather coming out from the cold.
Spring is nearly upon us, and as such I too will be coming out of blog hibernation and updating this section at least every other week.
Fortunately the vineyard is still sleeping, which is a good thing since we experienced a cold snap last week. Temperatures dipped into the 20s. Had any of our vines started pushing, the baby shoots would have been met with a grim fate.
Wildflowers are among us and we are hoping for more rain this week and beyond. We are preparing to bottle the 2020 James Berry Vineyard blend, which will be included in the spring wine club allocation.
A wine club event will be happening here April 30th. More details to come regarding this private event, but we can tell you that it will be outdoors, limited in attendance, with live music and excellent catering. When the invite goes out we highy recommend submitting an RSVP post haste.
Wine club members can expect emails to arrive within the next week or two announcing the wine allocation and the private event.
The wine shop is currently open, but it will close soon to the general public as we prepare our spring release.
Thanks for checking in and stay tuned for more updates.
Sláinte,
MCA
Mar 1, 2022 at 11:11 AM
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