Fog Crest Vineyard | Russian River Valley | Sonoma County, CA

Spring in the Fog Crest Vineyard 2012 – Update

fcvadmin — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:15:11 +0000

We’ve officially reached the next major milestone of the wine-growing season — bud break in the vineyard! Bud break typically happens sometime in March, but this year it was late, arriving mid-April. This is the period of highest danger from frost. Bud break can give the winegrower a general sense of the vigor of the vines, but a better indicator of the potential of the fruit is when the shoots are mature enough to identify flower clusters. This is an exciting time in the vineyard – what will happen the rest of the year? Check out our new video with owner James Manoogian as he talks about the vineyard’s terroir, bud break and the challenges faced when producing award-winning wines in California’s Russian River Valley.
Click to watch video.

Radio Interview Coming Up!

fcvadmin — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:01:21 +0000

We’re all very excited around here about our invitation to be interviewed on a wine radio show out of New Orleans! Listen in this Saturday (May 12) from 11am – 1pm CDT, WIST AM690 Radio, as Fog Crest Vineyard co-owner, Rosalind Manoogian, dishes with The Wine Show’s Tim McNally about Fog Crest Vineyard, making award-winning wines and life in California’s famed Russian River Valley. Not in the New Orleans area? Not to worry. WIST streams the show. Click here to tune in.

Tweet Chat with Fog Crest Vineyard Winemaker

fcvadmin — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 23:57:27 +0000

We are very excited to be releasing our 2010 Pinots in April! We thought it would be fun to try something new this time by previewing their release via a Tweet-Chat with our winemaker, Daniel Moore. Join us in the conversation on Tuesday, April 10th from 5:00-6:00pm pst, on Twitter to get to know Daniel and ask him your questions about our 2010 Pinot program. He’d be happy to answer questions about the vintage, harvest, the winemaking process, the wines’ flavor profiles, aging, cellaring, food pairing, etc. Just log into your Twitter account and follow us @FogCrest. Send us a Tweet as an rsvp that you’ll be attending the Tweet-Chat so we know to connect with you ahead of time. A few minutes before the start time go to www.tweetchat.com and enter #fcvwinemaker. This will bring you directly into the conversation, showing only posts containing the #fcvwinemaker. Post your tweets there – your tweets will automatically have the hashtag added for you to make tweeting easy and fun. Meanwhile, have a look at our latest video which features Daniel and a glimpse into the 2010 vintage. Hope you can attend, Daniel is anxious to reach out and connect this way, and we think it will be fun! Cheers!

Spring in the Fog Crest Vineyard

fcvadmin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:33:22 +0000

Each season brings big changes to the vineyard and with that, anticipation and excitement. Experiencing these changes with the vineyard is a huge part of what we love about making wine. And as you’ve heard before, wine starts in the vineyard. As the cold of winter fades away the murmur of spring can be heard in the music of the birds, and everywhere signs of life reappear. Daffodils are blooming and trees, that just a short while ago looked like broken umbrellas, start to display their showy blossoms. In the vineyard we wait for bud break, when the brand new leaves begin to emerge and unfurl themselves from their winter sleep. While mother nature is painting her canvas, however, we worry a bit…If budbreak occurs too early, the young shoots may be vulnerable to frost damage during spring. If budbreak occurs too late, the grapes may not have enough time to fully ripen. We can only wait and see…and keep our fingers crossed.

Chardonnay vines at Fog Crest Vineyard

Shooting a Video in the Vineyard with James

fcvadmin — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 01:28:31 +0000

Last Friday found us out in the vineyard with Jim and the SIMZ Productions film crew. That is the same crew that shoots for Cellar Angels and did the beautiful video of Jim last November. This time, Jim talked about the vineyard in spring and the work that goes into getting ready for the new growing season. He also talked about enjoying Fog Crest Vineyard wines with food during the summer months. We’ll make sure to get some wine and food pairings with recipes posted for you a little later.

The crew then went into the barrel room to film our winemaker, Daniel Moore, proudly talking about our upcoming 2010 Pinot Noir releases.

And to celebrate the productive day, the crew was treated to an amazing wine country lunch paired with a preview tasting of our 2010 Estate Pinot Noir.

Grilled quail

Ravioli with hunter sauce

Spring greens with roasted golden beets, blood oranges and french feta

Strawberries

Should have the completed video for you to enjoy in about a week so stay tuned! Cheers!

Last Call for our 2009 Laguna West Pinot Noir

fcvadmin — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:03:16 +0000

Hope you’ve been enjoying this delicious Pinot with your friends and family. We’ve only got a few cases left of this 2012 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Double Gold Medal Winner and we want our fans and wine club members to have first chance to pick up a few more bottles.

This lovely Russian River Valley Pinot displays vibrant notes of cherries, sassafras and spice in the nose, and the cherry flavors carry over on to the palate. As the wine lingers, you’ll notice notes of oak and savory herbs enhancing the fruit character. The wine’s acidity makes it a great wine for food. Try pairing it with roasted pork tenderloin or grilled lamb chops.

If you’re in the area, give us a call to set up a time to pick up your wine, or if you prefer your wine sent, please order online at http://www.fogcrestvineyard.com/buy-wine/. Either way, we’re sure you’ll want to have a few of these gems tucked away to hold you over until our next release. Cheers!

Fog Crest Vineyard will be participating in the 2011 Family Winemakers Event at Fort Mason on August 21 & 22

fcvadmin — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 18:59:55 +0000

2008 Estate Pinot Noir featured in Wine Enthusiast!

fcvadmin — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:48:46 +0000

Our 2008 Estate Pinot Noir was recently featured in an article in Wine Enthusiast and scored 94 points!

Click here to read the article (PDF) »

Tiburon Wine Festival-May 14 1-4PM

fcvadmin — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 19:54:15 +0000

“Food of the Gods, Fruit of the Vine” Wine Dinner-May 27 5:30-8:30PM

fcvadmin — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 19:59:30 +0000