Spring has sprung on the Estate. Vintage 21 has begun. Can’t wait until this little bud turns into a shoot with a cluster or two. Stay tuned. 
Pretty in pink, crisp on the lips and ready to whisk you away to a sunny, breezy day in the South of France. The 2020 Espérance Rosé is here!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Wonderfully light, yet complex, and full of personality. It's true, there are plenty of fruity notes, but this is definitely not a kool-aid Rosé of yesteryear from California. Rather it is very much in the moment. Dry, light, refreshing. A wine that will inspire your senses the way we were inspired over two decades ago.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ $144/6-pack Bundle includes shipping. Additional membership discounts apply. Special release pricing ends 3/14! Purchase at Link in Bio.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #roséallday #rosé #drinkpink #newrelease #springwine #amvwine #cinsault #sbcwine #roséwine #wine #winelover 
It's been resting, aging, gathering dust, beckoning as you pass the cellar. You've grabbed for it a hundred times, yet decide over and again to put it back, thinking the occasion isn't right. It's the one... The bottle you've been saving. The wine you've been waiting for. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Today, we're here to give the green light - just pop the cork already. It's Open That Bottle Night - the occasion you've been waiting for! Need another reason? It's Saturday. Life is good. Open that bottle! #cheers⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #wineinspires #winelistfinds #winestagram #OTBN #winephotography #vin #vinrouge #vinphotography #winecellar #SYVibes #amvwine #amvandme #specialwine #wine #cellarfinds #grenache #syrah #mourvedre #petitsirah #mywinemoment #openthatbottle #winevibes #winelover #winetime 
We are born at a given moment, in a given place, and like vintage years of wine, we have the qualities of the year and of the season in which we are born⠀ - Carl Gustav Jung⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #vintage #curtisvineyard #terrior #rhonevarietals #vineyardviews #sbcwine #californialove #wineinspires #SYVibes #amvwine #santaynezvalley #losolivos #foxencanyonwinetrail #visitsyv #seesb #winecountry #winelover #winery #sbcounty 
New to Neutral - What's the deal? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When wine is fermented and/or aged in oak barrels, it will pick up flavors from the wood. Most commonly, new oak barrels give a powerful vanilla flavor, which nicely accents many white and red wines. Barrels may also be toasted (charred) to varying degrees, imparting smoky or toasty flavors to the wine. However, wines leach the flavors out of barrels very quickly. After the first year of use, a barrel loses much of its flavoring ability. After three years, it is considered a neutral barrel. Wines may still be fermented or aged in such barrels - which allow the slow introduction of oxygen into the wine. Such aging tends to soften wines, particularly tannic wines, without adding any extra flavors. For certain styles of wines, it is the preferred technique.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ New or Neutral - Which barrel aging do you prefer?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #themoreyouknow #winewednesday #amvwine #barrels #oakaging #wineeducation #barrelroom #winemaking #winerylife #sbcwine 
Naked and far from afraid. Dormancy is an important stage of the grapevine annual cycle. It is during this period when growth and development stop temporarily and the vine rests. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ On the Curtis Vineyard, we employ a pruning method known as spur pruning on our varietals - with the exception of Sauvignon Blanc - during the dormancy period. Spur pruning is done on vines that retain one or two pairs of long canes (a permanent cordon) trained along a trellis system. Each winter, new canes that have grown along the permanent cordon are cut back to a small shoot containing two buds, known as a spur. In spring new growth develops from the buds on the spur.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Isn't it fascinating how a deep rest and yearly haircut ultimately results in the wine we all know and love? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #wineeducation #vineyards #grapevine #pruning #wintervineyard #grapevinedormancy #viticulture #amvwine #syrah