Piña Napa Valley

Blog about growing up in the Napa Valley, the wine industry in general and the Piña family in particular.

Thursday, November 7, 2013

2013 Growing Season

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We've got this sharp young kid that has been working with us at Piña Vineyard Management for about a year and a half. Justin is a ...
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Monday, September 30, 2013

Punching down the cap

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Once our red wine grapes are run through crusher/stemmer, the resulting "Must" is pumped into a fermenting vessel. We have several...
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Thursday, September 19, 2013

Winery Dog Yogi, Part 5 – Long Live Yogi!

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I love this picture:   Yogi making dust at the Wolff Vineyard     It's been over 2 years since I've written about Yogi...
Friday, August 23, 2013

Pablo Sanz - Our 2013 Winery Intern

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I apologize.  Lots of water under the bridge since my last post, but I'm hoping to have more time to dedicate to this blog in the futu...
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Friday, September 21, 2012

The Continuing Adventures of Sierra Reed

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I apologize for this delayed post.  At my urging, Sierra wrote the following on Wednesday, Sept 12th: A few months ago I was in Australia...
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Friday, September 14, 2012

Sierra Reed - Our 2012 Winery Intern

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Every year before harvest, we bring on a winery intern to help us through the crush. They tend to be young, smart & energetic. Sierr...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Announcing Alina Ceja Montoya

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On Saturday, April 7th, Our Assistant Winemaker, Macario Montoya, had this to report: Alina Ceja Montoya was born at 9:31am today. She...
Monday, March 5, 2012

Announcing the arrival of Sergio Mario Monticelli

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Sergio Mario Monticelli Born 3/1 @ 2:11 am 8 lbs 10 oz We're doing great! Anna
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Daniel Brennan - Our 2011 Winery Intern... ???

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Our 2011 winery intern (???) is Daniel Brennan.  Considering his background and life experiences, you may see why I hesitate to refer to him...
Thursday, November 3, 2011

Pick grapes, Fight fires, Pick grapes...

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The rain will arrive today. At Pina Vineyard Management, the troops have been working hard and putting in long hours to get the grapes harve...
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