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Paolo's Cobble Stone Cabernet Vineyard Overlooking The Tasting Room Rose Garden |
Old Vine Zinfandel Ready For Another Year Of Work. This Year There's Plenty Of Water Spring 2010 |
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Dateline May 1, 2010 Spring Has Sprung We have had a marvelous winter season with plenty of rain that has filled our lakes and reservoirs to the brim not to mention a great Sierra snowpack. We have had over 44 inches in Healdsburg and at our Dry Creek benchland you can add another 3-4 inches. This is a total we have not had for many years and the season is still not over. We also enjoyed no major flooding in the North Coast and have apparently escaped the threat of frost. The temperatures though have been cooler than normal which has delayed growth but they will catch up fast as the summer temperatures rise. So it looks like we are off to a good start weather wise. There might be a problem with spring botrytis and mildew as the frequent rains and wet soils made applications of fungicides wash off and repeat applications difficult. There is evidence of good cluster counts on the new spring growth so it is possible we have the potential for another larger crop. Time will tell as always. Cellar News The 2009 wines are aging nicely in the cellar and by all indication will be superb as evidenced by the fact we sold many 2009 Futures at our Barrel Tasting Event this March. Winery News We have released our 2007 Pinot Noir & 2007 Papa Nonno wines. Both are off to a good start in sales and awards as they have already won Gold Medals in early wine competitions. Be sure to check the Special Event link in the box at the left of this page for details on our Carla's Club Solstice dinner in June and the Club pick up party in May. The Solstice dinner will feature a very famous chef and the dinner should be marvelous dining under the Forchini Tuscan open sky with all our current wines. Hope To See You Soon Remember....." A glass of Forchini wine is good for you!" Ciao! Editor: Jim Forchini
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