Why Old Vines And What Makes Them Special?
Our winemaker, Greg La Follette explains why old vines are so special. In this video, he explores their unique characteristics and how their lower yielding fruit produces wines of harmony, balance and concentration.
Great wine starts in the vineyard and old vines are no exception. Maintaining old vines require patience and care. In this video, Clark Lystra and Greg La Follette provide a hands-on winter pruning tutorial on a 120 year old Colombard vine.
Learn more about our old vines varietals
Colombard
Colombard is a French white wine grape varietal that is related to the Chenin Blanc grape. Well-made Colombard’s produce a mouth-watering white wine that pairs well many lighter meats but extremely well with oysters and sushi.
Cinsaut
Cinsaut (sin-soh) also spelled “Cinsault” is a red wine grape varietal that thrives in the hot and sunny climate of Southern France and typically goes into red wine blends in Southern Rhone, Languedoc, Roussillon and Provence.
Carignan
Carignan (care-in-yawn) is a red wine grape varietal native to the Aragon region of Spain. Carignan thrives in the warm, dry climate of the Mediterranean coast and is typically blended into wines from Catalonia, Priorat and Languedoc Roussillon.