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Notes from the vineyard.

How the wines are grown and made, what a vintage is really telling you, and the choices behind a small estate in the Hill Country.

October 8, 2024

5 min read

What estate-grown actually means

The phrase is on a lot of labels. Here is what it means on ours, and why we will not buy fruit to fill a tank.

By Maren Hartline

August 19, 2024

6 min read

Commercial yeast is reliable. We use what is already on the fruit instead. Here is the trade we are making and why.

By Cal Hartline

June 3, 2024

5 min read

A vintage is a weather report you can drink. A field guide to what a year on the bottle is really telling you.

By Maren Hartline