Insight to the Cellar

When wine is discussed the topics that come up are where are the vineyards, who is the winemaker, what is the microclimate, or what is the meaning of the picture on the bottle. We never really take about the cellar and what it takes to get the grapes from harvest to the bottle, and your…

Harvest: Like a Game of Chess

by Enologist Michelle Zentmyer Moss “I will sing a song of battlePlanned in days long past and over.Men of skill and science set itOn a plain of eight divisions,And designed in squares all chequered.” The Song of Chess by Abraham ibn Ezra Punch downs and pump overs and brix checks, oh my! Harvest is well…

“Mangia & Bevi by Le Vigne” Eat and Drink!

Sorpresa! Surprise! This summer, we are opening a new tasting room in Los Angeles. We are please do announce that the Filippini Family are executing their latest vision: Mangia & Bevi by Le Vigne – a place to eat, drink, and have a good time, without the long (but undeniably beautiful) drive to Paso Robles. Just south of LA’s Arts District, they have chosen a beautiful red brick building with one large tasting room and two private tasting rooms amongst…

Harvest Time @ Le Vigne

“And time yet for a hundred indecisions, And for a hundred visions and revisions, Before the taking of a toast and tea.” Excerpt from The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot Mention the word “harvest” to the winemaker, Terry Culton, anytime between August and November of each year and you will notice…

What’s happening at Le Vigne

Like most small, family-owned businesses, we find ourselves in particularly challenging times. Just a few short months ago, who could have imagined the changes we would see in both our personal and professional lives? Terms such as “Winemaker Dinners” and “Enjoy sipping the rosé on the front porch” have been replaced with “Shelter in Place”,…