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February, 2023

Toccata - A Little Bit of Dust from the Dirtman

There is a guy at mass who prays for rain all year round. After we received six inches of rain in one day, I am thinking I should ask him to stop for a while!

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October, 2022

Toccata - A Little Bit of Dust from the Dirtman

Difficulties can definitely arise from something that you have no control of, a constant issue with my life in farming

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June, 2022

Toccata - A Little Bit of Dust from the Dirtman

It is bloom time, which means that the vines flower and the berry emerges. We need decent weather to make this happen and what we have had is close enough.

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A bottle image of Toccata Malvasia Bianca

2020 Malvasia Bianca

Notes of fragrant white gardenia and summer apricot and peach are anchored with a hint of amber incense.

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$22.00
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April, 2019

Toccata - A Little Bit of Dust from the Dirtman

We are just completing our yearly task of pruning the vines. One of the grapes that we prune nearly last is Nebbiolo. It loves to come out early so by pruning late, we delay budbreak by a couple of weeks to hopefully carry it past the frost season.

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October, 2018

Toccata - A Little Bit of Dust from the Dirtman

Harvest is in full swing. We have picked about 1/3 of the crop and we are running late calendar-wise. 

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October, 2017

Toccata - A Little Bit of Dust from the Dirtman

We are nearly 75% of the way through harvest. So far, we’ve only had an inch of rain, two heat waves, two fires, and a near frost. Thankfully, the weather was good before and after each of those events so, believe it or not, everything is looking good in the vineyard.

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A photo of Louis Lucas

April, 2017

Toccata - A Little Bit of Dust from the Dirtman

Yesterday I was driving around the vineyards - spring has sprung. Pinot Grigio and Nebbiolo vines have at least 6-8 inches of growth already and the rest of the varieties are not far behind. We had a wet winter and with spring comes wind, sun, and a remote chance of frost. A few nights ago, I had a 34.6°F reading in a couple of our vineyards.

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Louis and Royce at Valley View Vineyard

February, 2017

Toccata - A Little Bit of Dust from the Dirtman

Having farmer mentality, I would like to start with the weather report. The saying “When it rains, it pours!” describes winter so far. We have already reached thirteen inches of rain, which is our yearly average for most of our vineyards. Our vines are in good position with plenty of water in the soil, which means we won’t have to irrigate until June and we will be finished by late July.

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Louis Lucas pruning in the vineyard

June, 2016

Toccata - A Little Bit of Dust from the Dirtman

Grapevines are growing faster than we can get the work done. The growth of our vines has already exceded last year’s full growth and we still have 60 days until harvest. Farming is controlled by Mother Nature.

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The Valley View Vineyard outlook

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