People often ask me about the seasonal rhythm of my work as a winemaker. In the fall and winter, I squirrel away in the cellar tasting but, in the spring—and especially the summer – I spend a lot of time out at our estate vineyard on the West Sonoma Coast. There are many things to monitor in the various vineyard blocks and I help Nick out with the farming by inspecting the vines’ growth, monitoring their cultivation, and assessing the development of the grapes. During the summertime, when they are out of school, I bring along our two boys: Julian and Cyril.
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