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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

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

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.

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"

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

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!

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

WWC21 – Julia's Vineyard, California

Clayton Fox
August 29, 2021
Jancis Robinson

'Hello again! My name is Clayton Fox and I wrote about Frog's Leap last year and the inimitable John Williams. I recently left my position in sales at Winebow to focus more on writing and I really enjoyed working on this piece about Julia's Vineyard, Louis Lucas, and Lane Tanner.' See our WWC21 guide for more old-vine competition entries.

Louis Lucas & Lane Tanner standing in Julia's Vineyard - photo by Clayton Fox

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

April, 2021

Toccata - A Little Bit of Dust from the Dirtman

In the past couple of weeks, the buds on the vines have swelled and some are beginning to open.

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Louis Lucas at the Goodchild Vineyard in Los Alamos

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