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[Jetsettersblog] Jetsettersblog » California Names September as Wine Month: Jerry Brown has proclaimed September 2011 as California Wine Month, the seventh consecutive year the state has recognized the contributions of the state’s growers and vintners by proclamation. To celebrate, many of the Golden State’s wineries, winegrape growers and regional associations are hosting consumer wine events, such as special tastings, harvest tours, wine education classes, and wine and food festivals.

[Appellation: California Wine Tasting & Visitors Center] Harvest Time at ApCal - Thursday September 1st - 8-10pm ...: All of our grapes at ApCal are harvested with mechanical grape harvesters and the work is done at night. In the old days, it would take 50 men, working a 10 hr day to harvest what our machines and a 4 man crew can do in ONE night!

[Vitabella Wine] Today Cold California and Sunny Bordeaux? As ... - Vitabella Wine: As harvest approaches, nerves are frayed...Also read about Vergelegen, Derenoncourt, Yellow Tail, Neil Ellis, Tiefenbrunner, Dehesa Gago, Domaine Huet, Zilliken, Domaines Ott, Changyu, Spottswoode, Blaauwklippen, Seven Sisters, Rust en Vrede, Napa, riesling, Chapoutier...VitaBella Wine Daily Gossip brings together some articles read on the internet over the last 24 hours.

[Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association] California Wine Month Recipe: Roast Chicken with Warm Harvest ...: Roasted chicken is versatile, delicious and easy to prepare.  Here, it is seasoned simply with fresh thyme and served with a salad of artisan bread, fall pears, black olives and the last of the season’s cherry tomatoes.  Both the chicken and the salad will welcome a range of wines so bottles of California Chardonnay and California Pinot Noir can be on the table.  Those who prefer breast meat will want the Chardonnay, while the dark meat is best with the Pinot Noir; the bread salad welcomes both.  To serve just one wine, consider a dry California Rosé.

[Western Farm Press] California Crop Weather: table, wine grape harvests underway ...: There was shaking and harvesting in a few orchards of Nonpareil almond varieties as hull splitting continued and final hull split sprays were applied in later varieties.

[Drinks Media Wire - RSS Flow] Drinks Media Wire - Governor Jerry Brown Proclaims September 2011 ...: On Labor Day weekend, Sonoma Wine Country Weekend, named one of the 10 Best Wine & Food Events in the U.S. (Celebrated Living), will feature more than 170 award winning wineries and 60 chefs showcasing their talents at Taste of Sonoma at MacMurray Ranch, as well as a wine auction, seminars, cooking demonstrations, vineyard tours and parties at other wineries. Also that weekend is Livermore’s 30th Annual Harvest Wine Celebration, where complimentary shuttle buses take guests to more than 40 Livermore Valley wineries sharing their finest wines, as well as local music, art and food.

[Bay Area Bites] Pop the Corks! Napa Valley's Wine Harvest is Finally Underway ...: The ceremony, often called "The blessing of the grapes," also involved handing out splits of sparkling wine to all the Mumm workers who ceremoniously popped them in unison and began spraying one another. All this celebration is a way of hoping for good luck for the coming year.

[SWRNN] Temecula Wine Country to help visitors toast California Wine Month ...: Throughout the month of September, visitors will get a chance to visit five wineries for $40. Visitors can choose from the more than 30 wineries in the Temecula area, but the pass must be used by Sept.

[NorCal Wine Blog] On Site for the First Day of Napa Valley's 2011 Harvest - NorCal Wine: Most of the bunches that were unsuitable, primarily due to under-ripeness, had been dropped previously to focus the vines' energy on the best fruit and to speed harvest. Nonetheless, pickers took care to avoid the few remaining uneven bunches, the even rarer bunches showing some raisining, and to keep leaves out of the bins.

[Mutineer Magazine] Governor Jerry Brown Proclaims September 2011 California Wine ...: In September, tastings, tours and special events will happen across California as Californians celebrate their expansive wine culture. Some of these events include Sonoma Wine Country Weekend, Livermore’s 30th Annual Harvest Wine Celebration, CRUSH: Temecula Valley 2nd Annual Wine &

[International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Assoc. -- IFWTWA] International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Assoc. — IFWTWA » Blog ...: Is it scary being at least a week later than 2010, when we had our latest harvest ever?  Yes, more than a bit.  But there are reasons to think that we’ll catch up.  First, August and September of 2010 were the coldest on record in Paso Robles.  Although 2011 hasn’t been as hot as Paso Robles mid-summer often is, it’s been at least warm, and it’s unlikely that we’ll see 2010”²s extremely cool weather over the next six weeks.  Further, yields are much lighter than they were in 2010.  Thanks to a frost-free spring and ample winter rainfall, we averaged 3.6 tons per acre in 2010.  We got good rain again this last winter, but the April frosts will ensure that our tonnage is down significantly, by at least a third compared to last year and probably more.  The lower load on the vines should accelerate the ripening from this point.

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