Winery News
The Hard Facts: Concrete Tanks Explained
Concrete tanks combine the best features of wood and stainless tanks, but they are superior in one critical respect... Continue »
Oct 13, 2022 at 10:00 AM
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A Day in the Life of An Intern
A look into production at Adelaida from an intern's perspective Continue »
Oct 13, 2022 at 10:00 AM
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Wine Feature: What is Twenty Three Twenty?
Twenty Three Twenty is a true representation of our soil and varietal diversity that like its peak stands alone at 2320.
Continue » Mar 18, 2019 at 3:00 PM
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Q&A with the Winemakers: Blending
As we near the next round of bottling, the lab is filled with sample bottles, calculators, and our winemakers tasting and re-tasting the up and coming vintage.
Continue » Mar 15, 2019 at 3:22 PM
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2016 Vintage Notes
The 2016 vintage at Adelaida was exceptionally good, with very high-quality fruit....
Continue » Sep 14, 2018 at 3:52 PM
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DIAM CORK - the end of corked wine
Mar 19, 2018 at 10:07 AM
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The Vineyard Dirt: Post Harvest Recap
As we wrapped up the month of October the days descend into full autumnal splendor. The pumpkin patches are overflowing, the leaves are turning color, and the 2016 Adelaida Harvest is at an end. We are absolutely thrilled with this year’s harvest. 2016 saw several unique challenges from yet another drought year, summer storms, and wildfires at our front door. And still, yellow bins of magnificent handpicked fruit rolled into the winery, day after day. Continue »
Nov 9, 2016 at 11:23 AM
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Berry Coloring & Canine Digging vs. Technology
As harvest nears, Winemaker Jeremy Weintraub tells us more about what is currently happening in the vineyard. Continue »
Jul 20, 2016 at 3:49 PM
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The Mike Behind Michael's Vineyard
Mike remembers the day in 2001 when he and Adelaida owner Don Van Steenwyk were driving on the HMR ranch and Don asked, “What would you plant on this hill?” Mike answered “a dry farmed vineyard”. It was then that Adelaida Cellars chose to plant dry farmed Zinfandel on what is now Michael’s Vineyard. Continue »
Jan 29, 2016 at 9:15 AM
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El Niño Update from Winemaker Jeremy Weintraub
The first very wet winter in four years is upon us! This year’s El Niño, caused by elevated surface water temperatures in the South Pacific, is expected to bring about heavy rains and cooler nights. El Niño rains promise a limited replenishment to our water-starved soils…. Continue »
Jan 22, 2016 at 9:52 AM
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Adelaida Newsletter Summer 2013
The Adelaida Summer Newsletter is here. Continue »
Sep 9, 2013 at 11:10 AM
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