Shaker Ridge Vineyard is pleased to post its grape availability and pricing for 2014 (see separate post).  Serious drought conditions prevail in the Sierra Foothills, as in most of California, so we may need to idle a portion of our vineyard to conserve water.  At this time, we are only committing to about half of our typical annual barbera production.  However, some time remains for Mother Nature to come through.  We recently received a little over 5/8th’s inch of rain–a small start and the first precipitation since a little snow in early December–which at least provided a drink for the parched landscape.

This season, we will once again be offering fixed-price shares in our “Quinta” field of Portugese varietals.  See elsewhere on this website for details.  The goal is to provide, in one location, a high quality field blend of sometimes hard-to-find Portugese varietals in proportions suitable to make an outstanding port-style wine or, potentially, a dry red blend.

Shaker Ridge Vineyard was honored to receive, on January 15, the first-ever Community Partner Service Award from the Sacramento Home Winemakers (SHW) in recognition for service, including educational outreach, to the SHW in 2013.  The SHW are one of the premier home winemaking clubs in California.