Archive for December, 2008
Happy New Year!
Well, what week it has been. Out of power for 5 days, three feet of snow, and Christmas at friends all made for an interesting week. Although it feels like a missed Christmas because of all the extra work, we experienced the true meaning of Christmas by the help and hospitality of our friends last [...]
Merry Christmas!
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I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
OK, so I’m not dreaming. We’re only a week away and we may in fact have snow on Christmas. It sure is compromising shopping though. And guests travel. We are having some fantastic sledding on the hill, but it gets tricky going into the vineyard. Whoops! Share on Facebook
Global Warming?
Where did it go. We are having record low temperatures and snow, relatively unheard of here. Someone told me they were getting snow in Las Vegas today as well. What’s going on here? “Tis the season, but this is going a little too far. I’d rather just get a dusting on Christmas Day. And to [...]
Food & Wine Paring
We are excited about the upcoming Winemaker’s Dinner at Caprial’s in Portland on January 27th. More details to come. Share on Facebook
Snow
We have an inch of snow on the ground which is just enough to go sledding down our vineyard hill. Share on Facebook
Winter's here
Just as we are starting to think about pruning the vines our first winter storm begins to arrive. Early pruning is always a conundrum. Have you ever thought about pruning vine and getting to know the grapes that make your wine more intimately? Come join in the fun. Share on Facebook
Tasting for the holidays
We just barrel tasted through our 2007 still in barrel and the 2008s just in barrel. Very different vintages and both very succulent, rich, balanced and with a lot of lingering fruit flavors. Share on Facebook
PASSION AT YOUNGBERG HILL
There is a lot of talk these days about living your life with passion. What does that mean? For us, it means creating an environment for our guests where they feel comfortable, at home, among friends, welcome, relaxed, and far away from the maddening crowd. We have wonderful guests stay with us and we love [...]
Recycling and Environmental Practices at Youngberg Hill
As an organic vineyard we have always placed great importance in the health of our land. While we have always been active in recycling of the standard items such as newspapers, glass, aluminum, & plastic we took a look at our fundamental practices of the footprint we are leaving and thought we could do better. [...]