Day Two checking in at our Sta. Rita Hills vineyards... La Rinconada Vineyard! A new block for us this year featuring the famed Wente clone of Chardonnay. North-south rows allow adequate sunlight on both sides of the canopy.

Day Three in the Sta. Rita Hills... La Encantada Vineyard! Pinot Noir planted to the Swan Selection, one of Ken's favorites. Small berries and small clusters will mean intense flavor and complexity.

Day Four at the gorgeous Radian Vineyard in the Sta. Rita Hills! Pinot Noir clones 667 and 115. Canopies are healthy and clusters are small. Never tire of the wow factor here!

On top of the world on Day Five... Rita's Crown Vineyard at almost 1000 ft. in elevation! Three different Pinot Noir clones are planted here: 667, 777 and 828. This is usually the first of our vineyards to show color and we could see hints of veraison.

It's Sta. Rita Hills Wine and Fire Weekend! We're celebrating with a Release Party for our new 2015 Rita's Crown Pinot Noir on Sunday from 11:00 to 4:30 at the Ken Brown Tasting Room, 157 W. Hwy 246 in Buellton. See you there! kenbrownwines.com/calendar

And we're off!! Harvest 2018 officially started yesterday with 4.5 tons of gorgeous Pinot Noir from Rita's Crown and 3.5 tons from Sanford & Benedict. This is our latest start since the 2011, which started on the... facebook.com/pinotnoirkb/po…

We did a "green drop" at Rita's Crown Vineyard, dropping fruit where the ripening is behind the rest of the cluster. This helps us maintain ripeness consistency on our picks.

Thanks Wine Spectator for the awesome October 15th California Pinot Noir issue! Ken Brown 2014 Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir was top 5 out of over 700 Pinots reviewed! Sadly, it's sold out at the winery, but our staff... facebook.com/pinotnoirkb/po…

A fruitful day at Rancho La Viña... pun intended.

Testing the degrees Brix (sugar level) of Pinot Noir field samples from Radian Vineyard.

Thanks to all who came out for our Harvest Open House yesterday! Newly released 2016 Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay and 2015 La Encantada Pinot Noir went over big. Ben served up barrel samples from 2017 and 2018 wines,... facebook.com/pinotnoirkb/po…

We are patiently awaiting this beautiful Syrah on the vines at Zaca Mesa Winery... yes, Zaca Mesa where Ken first made wine in Santa Barbara County in the mid-70s! Talk about full circle...

2016 Sanford & Benedict Pinot Noir is here! History in a bottle... kenbrownwines.com/Ken_Brown_2016…

A reminder that we are closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays so be sure to stop by soon for your Thanksgiving wines! Our awesome staff will be here today, tomorrow and Monday from 11 to 4:30 to help with your selections. kenbrownwines.com

Winter beauty.

It's pruning season... before and after.

Our latest staff field trip--The Ken Brown History Tour. What an amazing trip down memory lane! We started at Byron Winery, founded by Ken in 1984 and where he made wine until 2004. Huge thanks to winemaker and great friend Jonathan Nagy for the tour, tasting and memories!

Second stop on the Ken Brown History Tour: the original Byron Winery (now home to Kenneth Volk Vineyards since 2004)! Shoutout to good friend Ken Volk and his team for letting us tour around and reminisce, and for the tasting of his always eclectic and always fantastic wines.

Last stop on our staff Ken Brown History Tour is where it all started-- Zaca Mesa Winery! Ken was Zaca's first winemaker in 1977... and the rest, as they say, is history! Special thanks to winemaker Kristin Bryden... facebook.com/pinotnoirkb/po…

Our wine club members... they’re like family! Much gratitude for your loyal support. Wonderful BBQ today. Shoutout to Testa Catering for the great food.