This past week at Sculpterra, our winery crew has been hard at work, caring for the 2020 harvest. I was invited out to our production facility to watch the process of racking and take some […]
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Winter Pruning at Sculpterra Winery
Preparing for winter As temperatures drop and the days get shorter, grapevines prepare themselves for winter. Leaves and buds are isolated from the plant’s vascular system, becoming dehydrated, protecting the vines from frost damage. […]
Vertical tasting: Sculpterra Mega Focus
Mega Focus Named after the impressive 24ft tall Dale Evers sculpture at the front of Sculpterra Winery’s sculpture garden in sunny Paso Robles, California, Mega Focus is a blend of Rhone grape varieties. […]
Wine Review: Sculpterra Merlot 2017
Underrated Grape Merlot has had a fairly poor reputation among some circles in the past, and for no good reason. Even though it’s the most widely planted grape variety in the Bordeaux region of […]
Ready for the Bottle: Tasting New Wines at Sculpterra
Into the Bottle It’s May at Sculpterra Winery, and time to bottle the latest wines. We usually bring in the bottling truck four times each year. They do an incredible job, with their all-in-a-trailer machinery […]
Fabric Face Masks for Donation and Sale
Sewn by a Professional Seamstress I’ve been putting in long hours in my sewing workroom lately, trying to help bridge the gap in the recent demand for face masks. 100% cotton seems to be […]
Wine and Oak: Barrel Tasting at Sculpterra Winery
Over a barrel Oak and wine have been in partnership since ancient times when it was discovered that wine being transported in barrels gained additional flavours. These days it can be an incredibly scientific […]
Sculpterra Monthly Tasting List Preview- October 2019
New month, new lineup With over twenty different wines to choose from, every month at Sculpterra Winery there’s a different line-up of eight, selected to go on the tasting list. Personally, I see it […]
Tanuki Tales: Adorable Nuisance
Dog Withdrawl Finnegan, our last dog, passed away towards the end of 2018. He was never a picture of health, having an enlarged heart and terrible anxiety problems, sometimes resulting in outbursts of aggression […]
What’s In a Glass? Part 3
…here’s the third and final part of my wine-glass comparison, with the most distinctive varietal-specific glass… Russian River Valley Pinot Noir…