Karly Wines

It appears the cold deluge is finally ended as there has been no rain for a few weeks and it is ninety degrees so I guess it is summer, no spring this year. There is a lot of moisture stored in the ground and the vines are loving the heat. Budbreak was a full month late but it looks like the vineyard will bloom not much later than normal. It is too early to say, but it does not look like a large crop. But the amount of moisture remaining through July will have a lot to say about that. We could not do the normal March through May operations in the vineyard because of all the rain, and we are a bunch of maniacs trying to catch-up now. It is also past time to rack the 2009 wines, so it will be a busy summer.

We released an experimental batch of 2009 Rolle to the wine club, and after sending it out, we have a few cases left if you are the curious type ($16). The rest we are going to drink ourselves. We also bottled our first Petite Sirah since 2001 from our new vineyards and it just won “Best of Class” at the California State Fair (2008 vintage, $26), not a bad beginning. It is real fat and ripe fruity, and our wine club customers are loving it. We have a pallet or two still on hand, so give it a try.