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May, 2020

From the Ground Up

Somebody said times have changed but the vineyards have not noticed. They are hard at work producing good fruit, like they always have been.

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A collage of images of dogs and wine shared by Lucas & Lewellen wine fans

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

March, 2018

From the Ground Up
After a warm winter, March has come in with more than three weeks of freezing night time temperatures. We can be thankful that none of our buds have pushed. Otherwise, we would have some serious problems.
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Louis Lucas walking in the vineyard

Tasting Lucas & Lewellen Wines with Michael Lewellen

Jill Weinlein
June 5th, 2017
Luxe Epicure

Up on the 71st floor of the US Bank in Los Angeles, I enjoyed an informative luncheon at the elegant 71Above restaurant overlooking the city to the mountains and sea. At my table sat Michael Lewellen, the son of Royce Lewellen from Lucas & Lewellen Winery. Michael shared with me a little bit about himself and the history of his father’s winery with Louie Lucas.

A photo of Rosé pouring into the glass
Wine pouring into the glass

May, 2017

From the Ground Up
A warm spring has really pushed our grapevines and we’re already seeing bloom. With the good winter rains, vines really look healthy, vigorous, and have great color. Our recent heat spell has pushed us even further, although the latest forecast is for a cooling trend and potential showers. It’s all part of farming!
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Louis Lucas checks out the vineyards of the Rhone

Syrah, Sausage, and Sinatra at L&L

Friday, June 3, 2016
5:30-7 pm

The Lucas & Lewellen Tasting Room at 1645 Copenhagen Drive in Solvang

The restaurants of Solvang are turning out some pretty great food, and we think we should get together and try it all in a series of gatherings featuring local fare paired to a featured varietal.

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Sausage, Syrah, and Sinatra

March, 2016

From the Ground Up
We expect to be finished pruning by the end of this week and will be tying by mid next week, just in time to avoid knocking the buds off when we tie to the trellis system. Budding out this early will cause us to have a prolonged frost season. More rain would help protect the crop. At high moisture levels, frost damage is less severe. It still makes for a long time to be on call for frost protection.
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Katcho Achadjian, Louis Lucas, and Royce Lewellen accepting Louis Lucas lifetime achievement award

January, 2015

From the Ground Up
This is round number 45 in the saga of growing grapes in Santa Barbara County! One last remark about last year’s vintage is that it should be exceptional. Our harvest was early and we were able to pick all grapes at optimum levels without any interference by Mother Nature.
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An artsy photo of Louis Lucas

March, 2014

From the Ground Up
We finished pruning last week,  about three weeks ahead of schedule.  This was necessary because of the warm winter that we have been experiencing, so warm that bud break has already begun.
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Pruning a Row with the Dirtman 2014

March, 2013

From the Ground Up

We are still enjoying the remnants of winter and will finish pruning in ten or twelve days. That’s 450,000 reasons to be happy! With the lack of rain, we are starting to irrigate. A chance of rain is forecast for the next three days, which would be a great help.

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