Lucas & Lewellen Gewurztraminer - wine bottle image

The perfume of this wine is deepened by notes of sandalwood, nutmeg and lemon.

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Fact Sheet Reviews

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

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

March, 2021

From the Ground Up

The most important task that we do in the vineyard is pruning. This morning I was driving my 2004 Ford F-150, “The Dustmobile”, through two rows of grapevines, admiring the pruning job. What we do in January and February determines what kind of grapes we get in September and October

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Louis Lucas with his dog Novi at Valley View Vineyard

Pairings - Cuban Sliders

Father John David Finley
Santa Maria Times

This ham, Swiss cheese, dill pickle sandwich on a slider bun topped with a Dijon mustard spread will certainly team up with the World Series. A glass of Gewürztraminer wouldn’t hurt, either!

September, 2020

From the Ground Up

What is wine? Wine is friendship, celebration, all these good things that bring people together. It’s a place where we fit

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Royce conducting a wine tasting at the Lucas & Lewellen winery

September, 2019

From the Ground Up

It has been a cool summer with sporadic heat and  morning fog. We don’t usually see fog past June but this year has been different. As a result, the crop is late by about 10 days. 

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First Crush at Lucas & Lewellen Vineyards - image of winemaker, owners, and Father John Finley blessing the grapes

July, 2018

From the Ground Up
Today we are experiencing the first truly hot day of the year. At Valley View, it peaked at 106°F for a few minutes To me, the vines are a little behind schedule although, with warmer weather, we might catch up. Right now, we are expecting harvest to be late August to the first of September.
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The Valley View Vineyard scene

July, 2016

From the Ground Up
We’ve had two major heat spells and made it through without any major issues in the vineyard or with water shortages. Last Friday I saw my first sign of veraison - a little black berry showed up on a bunch at the High 9 Vineyard. It means that we’re at about 40 days to harvest. So I pushed the panic button! We have wine that still needs to be bottled and Dan still needs to put on the finishing touches in the vineyard.
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A photo of grapes at veraison

May, 2016

From the Ground Up
We are still living under drought conditions. Our wells continue to produce at about a 50% level, which is nearly adequate for irrigation. Our water district for the Valley View Vineyard originally scheduled for 5% state water, then raised their estimate to 45%, and then raised it again last week to 60%. Conditions in northern California have greatly improved the availability of state water.
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Louis Lucas addresses the crowd

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