Wine

Veraison Vintage 2020 The Pinot Noir grapes in our family vineyard, in the Green Valley of the Russian River Valley, are rapidly changing from green to red and deep purple. They are growing in size and ripening into the delicious fruit that will be harvested for the 2020 vintage. Come see the vineyard. We are…

Moving Forward and Celebrations We at Char Vale look forward to seeing you again. We are currently doing drive-by pick-ups of wine and gifts. The picture shows one of the Mothers’ Day gift packages that was available last weekend. Anytime that you need a special gift, we would be delighted to customize one for you.…

Summertime Ripening The grape florets of spring have formed into the abundant fruit of summer. The Pinot Noir grape clusters in the vineyard are increasing in size and are starting to pass through veraison- turning from green to a rich dark purple. The picture shows these ripening clusters of our Pinot Noir. We have recently…

Grape Florets Are Blooming After the long, rainy winter, spring growth has returned to Char Vale. Tiny clusters of grapes-to-be are abundant on the vines. Some of the clusters have started to show the grape florets (grape flowers), which will become the grapes of the 2019 wine vintage. An example of a cluster with florets…