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shawn
Jun 8, 20191 min read
Vision for the Future
The building site for the winery. Moving forward!
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shawn
Jun 8, 20191 min read
It's getting real!
Guest house location-I think this is the best view on the property!!! Our new entrance to the building site of the main home. More...
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shawn
Mar 18, 20191 min read
The Big Reveal!
The day has finally come! Our dream from 20 years ago is finally realized! Introducing our first commercial vintage. It is bottled,...
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shawn
Mar 4, 20191 min read
Tacos y Vino
Whenever we head west to go to our vineyard in San Miguel, we try to get tacos at the local market in town. Not surprisingly, tacos go...
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shawn
Feb 26, 20191 min read
Vineyard Visit
Here is our home away from home on our vineyard in San Miguel. We love being there in the early spring-everything is just soooo GREEN! ...
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shawn
Feb 12, 20191 min read
Bottling Time!
It's finally time to get the juice out of the barrel and into some bottles!!! We are definitely getting closer! Steve at Four Lanterns...
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shawn
Jan 25, 20191 min read
Papina Block
This is a view of the Papina Block at Kahal Family Vineyards in the winter time. It is the section we hand pick for our 100% Cabernet...
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shawn
Jan 10, 20191 min read
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! Since 1999, we have set our goals every year. This New Year's Day marked 20 years. We recently reviewed our 1999 goals...
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shawnkahal
Dec 6, 20181 min read
View Never Old!
Sometimes I need a little inspiration. When I look at pictures from the vineyard I am inspired again to push through the challenges of...
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shawn
Oct 18, 20181 min read
Ever so close....
We are getting ever so close! The merlot has finally completed initial fermentation. We are waiting for the cap of grape skins to fall...
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shawn
Oct 10, 20181 min read
The Waiting Game
I am not exactly a patient person....so this exercise in waiting is a little bit of a challenge. We thought we would harvest the...
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shawn
Sep 27, 20181 min read
Brix Update!
Merlot is now 24.8!!! We are getting soo, so close!! #merlot #harvest
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shawn
Sep 26, 20181 min read
Harvest at the vineyard
We are checking the brix levels in the grapes every other day. We are at 24 on the merlot and 23.5 on the cab. Getting there. Waiting...
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