Our family had a fabulous time at the 25th reunion. It was a great turn out. Summer flew by faster than ever. Had the chance to get in a bike ride with Mr. Vickery (see pic) while he was visiting Napa. Harvest is ramping up with Zinfandel coming in tomorrow (9/19). Finding harvest interns is […]
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Justin Stephens ’94
2018 is the first year in the last 7 vintages where a majority of our grapes will be harvested in October rather than September. Last week we were happy with this, but as I type this it is raining. Not a big deal yet, but it does make you twitch a bit. At least the […]
Alexia Allen ’96
Alexia and her husband Daniel completed a year of eating completely hand-harvested food. Salt from sea water, syrup from the local maples, and the bounty from Hawthorn Farm kept them alive. www.HawthornFarm.org Alexia Allen CdeP 1996
Alex Farrand ’55
I have just returned from the Orme School’s annual “Vaquero Ride” near the Verde Rim in Arizona. Singing and playing the guitar around the campfire was the highlight. This included, as always, a number of Jack Huyler’s timeless songs, as well as a few in German with a member of a Blue Man Group from […]
Justin Stephens ’94
2016 Harvest is well underway and looks to be the 4th in a row of great quality across the board in both Napa Valley and Sonoma. We’ve processed roughly 170 tons for ourselves and clients as of 9/26/16 and anticipate another 190 or so before the conclusion of harvest. Almost all of the remaining grapes […]
Justin Stephens ’94
Nick Stephens (almost CdeP 1998) and his wife, Stephanie, had their first kid – Clyde Brenner Stephens – on January 7, 2016. He’s a cute little guy! Seana and I got our #3 (Beckett) on skis this year and he seemed to love it! On the winery front, 2015 marked our 5th harvest at the […]
Justin Stephens ’94
We are about half way through our cave expansion at Hunnicutt. It will add about 30% more barrel storage and will (hope, hope) be completed in time for harvest 2015. Justin Stephens CdeP 1994
Justin H. Stephens ’94
Things are going well here. The winery completed its first harvest very successfully. Our custom crush clients seem to be quite happy with their new home and we certainly are as well! Seana and I are expecting #3 at the end of May which will be a welcome, but enormous change to our family dynamic. […]