What's in a Name: The Livermore Valley AVA and Why Appellation Matters
25 October 2026
What's in a Name: The Livermore Valley AVA and Why Appellation Matters The 2026 harvest is in barrel. The cellar is quiet. And on every bottle that will eventua…
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← All postsHillside vs. Valley Floor: How Elevation and Aspect Shape Livermore Wine
13 October 2026
Hillside vs. Valley Floor: How Elevation and Aspect Shape Livermore Wine Drive through Livermore Valley and the topography tells you something immediately: this…
Petite Sirah's Valley: Why Livermore Owns California's Most Underrated Grape
9 October 2026
Petite Sirah's Valley: Why Livermore Owns California's Most Underrated Grape There's a grape that has been grown in Livermore Valley for nearly as long as anyon…
The Wind That Makes the Wine: Livermore Valley's Afternoon Breeze
5 October 2026
The Wind That Makes the Wine: Livermore Valley's Afternoon Breeze Ask a Livermore Valley winemaker what makes their region different, and they'll almost always…
The Ground Beneath the Vines: Livermore's Gravel Soils and Why They Matter
1 October 2026
The Ground Beneath the Vines: Livermore's Gravel Soils and Why They Matter Every post in this series has mentioned them. The gravelly soils. The well-drained al…
Thirsty Vines: How Livermore Growers Use Water Stress to Make Better Wine
23 September 2026
Thirsty Vines: How Livermore Growers Use Water Stress to Make Better Wine Walk a Livermore Valley vineyard in August and the vines don't look comfortable. Leave…