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February, 2022

Toccata - A Little Bit of Dust from the Dirtman

Right now we are in the middle of the pruning season when each vine must be pruned with special attention. This is not time for hackers! To me, pruning is an art.

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Three bottles of Toccata wine on a wine barrel

January, 2022

From the Ground Up

What kind of business has you starting over every year? Growing grapes. That’s the answer.

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Louis Lucas and Royce Lewellen at the winery in the good old days

December, 2021

Toccata - A Little Bit of Dust from the Dirtman

Our winery is full and we are busy finishing fermentations, putting red wines to barrel, and preparing 2020 wines for bottling. The circle has no end.

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Toccata wines for sale

November, 2021

From the Ground Up

Even though our crop is a little bit late, quality has been exceptional, especially in the Pinot Noir and the Clone 6 Cabernet Sauvignon.

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Louis Lucas learning some dance moves from his better half!

October, 2021

Toccata - A Little Bit of Dust from the Dirtman

The yield and quality of what we have picked thus far has been good and what we need is some good weather for the next six weeks with warm days, cool nights, and a delay in moisture until December.

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Cheers! Glasses of wine enjoyed at the Lucas & Lewellen Tasting Room.

September, 2021

From the Ground Up

We have had a good growing season with no excessive heat, and we have enough water to take care of the grapes.

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Royce Lewellen and Louis Lucas speak at wine club summer bbq

August, 2021

Toccata - A Little Bit of Dust from the Dirtman

Is it possible that we are just a few weeks from harvest? Yes! Time marches on and the vines have changed to a more mature color of green. The canes went from dark green to yellow and then brown, a good sign of maturity.

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Louis' old track photo from Notre Dame. We call this one "Louis Legs"

July, 2021

From the Ground Up

When we go through and hedge, we remove about a foot from the shoots which redirects the energy from the growth of the wine to caring for the grapes. It also tells the vine that we are reaching another level of maturity. I never read this in a book.

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Louis Lucas at Goodchild Vineyard with group

June, 2021

Toccata - A Little Bit of Dust from the Dirtman

This is a critical time for sunshine, moderate to warm temperatures, not too much heat, and not too much fog. So far, everything is on track.

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The Dirtman Louis Lucas in his farmer hat in the vineyard

May, 2021

From the Ground Up

April showers bring May flowers, but where are the showers? Last year we had seven inches of rain in April. This year we had none in March or April and it doesn’t look like we have any more coming. Grapes are not big users of water but they do need it.

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Louis Lucas with his dog Novi at Valley View Vineyard

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