by Levo Vineyard | Aug 10, 2024 | Vineyard News, Wine, Wine Membership
Beginnings and ends. There’s a lot of beauty in both. Today, the curtains close on twelve years of driving down to Santa Ynez in the wee hours of the morning to pick up grapes. I’ll miss summer days spent pruning vineyards in the Santa Rita Hills, lunch in the bed of...
by Jason Hancock | Feb 14, 2024 | Vineyard News, Wine
It’s thrilling not to know where you’re going, I thought as we motored up the Ganges River. The afternoon’s final specks of sun filtered through large arms of camphor and tangled teak. An all-consuming hum of insect wings, chirping crickets, and local...
by Bret Urness | Dec 9, 2023 | Vineyard News
There’s no feeling quite as gratifying as seeing a new vintage of barrels stacked in a clean cellar as the late-season rain pitter-patters on the roof. To me, harvest is like a strenuous workout; it’s tough in the moment but is so rewarding once the dust...
by Bret Urness | Aug 13, 2023 | Vineyard News
Greetings from Levo, Before we get too deep, it’s time to announce Levo 1.0 -> Levo 2.0 is going live. We have been working towards this transition for a long time. It means, first and foremost, a newly planted 17-acre Estate Vineyard in Paso Robles Willow...
by Bret Urness | Jan 20, 2023 | Vineyard News, Wine
THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING. ( INTERCOM CRACKLING WHITE NOISE ) WELCOME ABOARD OUR BEAUTIFUL SKY BIRD NOVEMBER 2975 LIMA ECHO. We have now reached our cruising altitude of 17,000 feet. Thank you for joining us on the maiden voyage of our new Vintage Airline...
by Bret Urness | Aug 15, 2022 | Vineyard News, Wine, Wine Membership
Dear Wine Lover, Eight delicious barrels of wine are staring at me, wondering how much longer they’ll be trapped in our chilly cellar. These are the last of the 2020 lots still aging, and they have greatly benefitted from extended time in barrel. After...
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