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April 26, 2007
Details about Baconbrook Vineyard
If you've learned a bit about us, you probably know that Baconbrook is our "less than 3 acre vineyard" located in the Spring Mountain District. We just received updated info from our vineyard managers, Pina Vineyard Management and I thought this would be a nice time to provide some details to you.
Although we are located in the Spring Mountain District, the vineyard is not located up Spring Mountain Road. It is actually accessed by White Sulphur Springs Road and sits on a ridge looking out over the town of St. Helena from the west. Here are the coordinates according to Google Earth:
38°29'35.17"N
122°29'42.18"W
Sorry, the vineyard is not open to the public.
Here's the breakdown on what is there. Notice that the numbers add up to a lot less than 3 acres... actually just over 2.
| Block | Variety | Clone | Rootstock | Acres | Rows | Vines | Vines/Acre | Spacing | Planted | |
| 1A | Cab Sauv | 337 | 101-14 | .44 | 47 | 736 | 1675 | 6.5x4 | 2001 | |
| 1B | Cab Sauv | 337 | 101-14 | .47 | 36 | 789 | 1675 | 6.5x4 | 2001 | |
| 2A | Cab Sauv | 337 | 101-14 | .52 | 35 | 876 | 1675 | 6.5x4 | 2001 | |
| 2B | Cab Sauv | 337 | 101-14 | .60 | 32 | 1009 | 1675 | 6.5x4 | 2001 | |
| Totals | 2.04 | 150 | 3410 | |||||||
By the way, this post also proves that I still know how to handcode tables in HTML. Amazing.
Baconbrook's first release is coming this Fall with 140 cases of our 2004 Match Vineyards Baconbrook Cabernet Sauvignon.
Posted by matchvineyards at April 26, 2007 01:52 PM
April 25, 2007
New home wine cellar #1
Well, actually, we didn't do the building. But we are having it done. It is in our house down in the East Bay: a 1908 construction that we are just a few months away from finishing a major remodel on.
In earthquake country, the old brick foundation had to go. The whole house had to be supported while we dug out the unimproved basement. Ultimate plans for the basement included a downstairs rumpus room, utility room, guest room, wine cellar and tasting area, and storage.
Digging out that last corner for the wine cellar.
Framed out. The arch on the left will be a small closet. The arched doorway on the right will lead to the wine cellar.
Posted by matchvineyards at April 25, 2007 03:30 PM
