The end of flowering at Doc’s Ranch. Just escaped the wet spring weather, one of the benefits of farming on the extreme Sonoma Coast. Given all the challenges, you gotta take the good when you can get it... #winegrowing #SonomaChat

Why Napa winemakers are heading to Sonoma for Pinot Noir pressdemocrat.com/lifestyle/9762… #pinotnoir #WineWednesday #SonomaChat #wine #winemaking

5 Facts About Pinot Noir That You Might Want to Know | Wine Folly winefolly.com/tutorial/5-fac… #WineWednesday #pinotnoir #sonomachat #winegrowing #wine #redwines #WineFactsIdidn'tKnow

Here’s why bees are important in the vineyard decanter.com/learn/why-are-… #honeybees #WineWednesday #grapegrowing

Flowering nearly finished at Doc’s Ranch. Nature must go on. #wine #GoAwayCovid #naturelovers #chardonnayday

Grafting over several dozen “feral” Pinot vines to Chardonnay at Doc’s Ranch. These were planted by mistake in 2011 when the crew mixed up our benchgrafts between the two varietals. 😬 #grapegrowing #pinotnoir #fixthemistake #yikes

Up go the nets! One month from harvest and the birds wanna shelter in place @ Doc’s Ranch Vineyard. Sorry tweetie birds, no masks, no can do 😉 #pinot #chardonnay #harvest2020

Praying for our grape-growing brethren on the #SonomaCoast as they deal with both the immediate and lasting effects of the #2020fires. Fortunately they are north of us but we are watching carefully. #LNUlightningcomplexfire #austincreekfire

Help support local farm workers via Sonoma County Grape Growers Foundation by donating or retweeting. paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr… #farmworkersRock #2020fires #LNULightningComplex

Our thoughts and prayers go out to our neighbors and friends tonight impacted by the #glassfire #ShadyFire #santarosa.

With such high quality standards, we elected not to harvest our Pinot crop this year due to the risk of post-fermentation smoke taint. We did harvest the Chardonnay in JoAnn’s Block so all not lost. But 2020 has been tough for so many. #winelovers #2020fires #sonoma

At the end of each vintage, whether easy or challenging, one should always stop and contemplate their blessings. #contemplation #pinotnoirwine #newyear #blessedbeyondmeasure @ Doc's Ranch Vineyard instagram.com/p/CHlpQ1OnlIB/…

Thinking of you Mom (JoAnn), on what would've been your 89th birthday. We miss you every day. I know you're enjoying your favorite chardonnay in heaven, save some for me ok? Love you so much. #GreatMoms #winelovers #chardonnay #DocsRanch #missyou

The saddest news today from California is not Alder Yarrow on the seriously worrying drought there but this bit.ly/3yafOp8 about one of the wine world's brightest lights:

Installing a research-grade weather station at Doc’s Ranch Vineyard this spring! Will provide real time temperature, rainfall, wind speed & direction, evapotranspiration, and soil moisture data from anywhere in the world. #sustainability #FishFriendlyFarming #organicviticulture

TTB Approves California's Newest Sonoma AVA: The West Sonoma Coast. #WestSonomaCoast #AmericanAVA #pinotnoir #coastalwine #chardonnay winebusiness.com/news/article/2…

Bird net removal last Saturday, and harvest nearly completed over Labor Day. While yields were challenging this year at fruit set, the quality is very good. Mother Nature tends to bring things back in balance #westsonomacoast #sonomapinot #grapegrowing #2022harvest #DocsRanch

Springtime @ Doc’s Ranch - the vines are making good use of the recent rains #pinot #sonomawines #vineyardhappenings #DocsRanch