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Welcome to the August Briggs Blog

Welcome to the August Briggs Blog

The August Briggs blog will focus on informing our readers about the processes involved in wine production. Here at August Briggs, we are always looking to improve our knowledge of the world and we hope to help improve your knowledge in regards to WINE, our favorite subject. 

We will be posting a blog and/or video blog every month. We invite you to sign up and enjoy learning about wine making and the wine business in general.

And, PLEASE feel free to suggest topics you would like us to cover, as we welcome your ideas. 


 
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July 30, 2008
On my visit to the 100 year old Luvisi Zin vineyard this morning, you could almost feel the vines struggling to get their grapes ripe...

 

 
July 28, 2008
As we all know, use of the 100-point scoring system is very popular among wine reviewers – after all, it’s very easy to understand – each point is equal to one percent, leading up to the perfect wine. Or is it that simple?...
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July 24, 2008
Veraison is the hot topic all over California now - but what the heck is it?...

 

 
July 22, 2008
In the second entry in this series, Tom answers the frequently-asked question about those big propellers/wind machines in the vineyards...

 

 
July 18, 2008
Took my biweekly trip over across the street to see how the 100 year old Zin vines at Luvisi were doing...

 

 
July 17, 2008
We had our last day of bottling for 2008 yesterday – we all agreed at the end of the day that it was a good feeling to have it done, especially with harvest just around the corner...

 

 
July 14, 2008
I thought it would be interesting to compare how our own young (planted 2004) Petite Sirah estate vineyard here at the winery is looking, compared to the Luvisi 100 year old vines I frequently write about here...

 

 
July 10, 2008
This seems to be the most popular question of the week for those I talk to by phone or email. Fortunately, none of the current fires are close to us, but...

 

 
July 7, 2008
Late last week I went over to the Luvisi old vine Zin vineyard to check on our favorite vine's development...

 

 
July 3, 2008
Happy Independence Day to everyone across this great land of ours! I was thinking while on vacation last week (a feat in itself)...