Closures. Last month we talked a little about bottles, their shapes, sizes and origins. This month we’re heading to the top of the bottle to discuss closures. There are many different ways to seal your wine bottles. Which one you...
Closures
Bottles
Bottles Have you ever stopped to notice how many bottle shape, sizes and colors there were? Or wondered why there’s so many different styles? In this newsletter we’re going to touch on bottles and why we use the ones we do...
Grapevine Wreath
Each winter we prune our grapevines to help promote healthy and fruitful grape production. Following pruning of the vineyard we decided to reuse the vines and made Grapevine Wreaths. Follow along as we give you a how to guide on making your own...
13 Things to do if you’re stuck at home because of COVID-19: Wine Edition
The stay-at-home precautions just got extended…so now what? We’re already a little bored and have cabin fever. If you’re like me, you’ve probably already cleaned your house a little too. Or are getting there. Or have thought about it. Hey...
2020 San Francisco Chronicle Award Winners
The SFCWC is the largest wine competition in North America! A total of 65 professional judges evaluated each entrant over a weeklong period. 12 SFV wines took home medals after they were chosen as the finest from a selection of over 6,800...
Wine Press NW Platinum Award Winners
Double Platinum 2018 Reserve Viognier, Applegate Valley “Cal Schmidt’s project not far from historic Jacksonville, Ore., is an honest family effort that goes beyond his daughter/grandson winemaking team and into his...
2019 San Francisco Chronicle Award Winners
The largest American Wine Competition hosted every year is one you do not want to miss. With over 6,800 entries from 1,132 wineries, the San Francisco Chronicle finds the wines which stand out. This requires 3 full days of judging from 67...
Last Days of Summer are near!!
With just less than 30 days left of Summer, we are gearing up for Harvest here at the Vineyard. It has been a fast summer and there have been some wonderful Summer releases and plenty of new faces! We are looking forward to Fall which will...
Lone Star International Wine Competition Results
As our 2014 Reds and 2016 Whites are almost all released it’s time we start looking to our 2015 Reds and 2017 Whites! We have begun entering this next vintage in competition and you should be excited for these to be released! Take a look at...
It’s Feeling Like Summer!
The flowers are blooming, the grapes are growing, and we are drinking cool crisp whites! Summer is just around the corner! Come out and taste our 2016 Pinot Gris or our 2016 Né’s Rosé, both are on our pouring list for the month and both are...
Mother’s Day and Né’s Rosé Release!
Mother’s Day is coming up and there’s no better day for us to release our new rosé! Introducing Né’s Rosé! Many of you know René (daughter of Cal and Judy Schmidt), well to her grandchildren she is “Grandma Né”. As...
We Are Ready For Spring
Spring is an exciting time around Schmidt Family Vineyards! The tasting room tempo picks back up and vineyard work suddenly seems infinite. It may mean more work for us, but it’s a time of year that we are happy to see customers enjoying...