Welcome to Talley Vineyards

Spring is here and we’re in full swing in the vineyards and the winery.  At this point, vine growth and development is about two weeks later than normal, which leads me to believe we might have our second later harvest in a row.  The 24 inches of rain we received this year resulted in prodigious growth of our cover crops and since we don’t use any herbicides, this means lots of mowing, in-row tillage and hand hoeing to control the grass growing around the vines.  Our crew is busy shoot thinning, (removing extraneous shoots that are either sterile, weak or in poor position). 
Meanwhile, it’s bottling season for our lightest white wines from the 2018 vintage as well as the last of the reds from 2017.  The 2017 Single Vineyard Selection Chardonnays were released last month, and now is a great time to visit, taste and choose what to add to your collection before they sell out.     

Cheers!  Brian Talley