FINALLY HARVESTING GRENACHE BLANC! One of my favorite varietals! Brix finally at 22.5! #harvest2019 #rhônevarietals #domaineartefact #vineyardlife #liveyourbestlife #winery #winegrapes #grenacheblanc #whitegrapeemoji please!!

Where have I been?!! Traveling for work, harvesting and today’s inspiration- Blueberry/Syrah preserves with raw orange blossom honey! Viognier/Ginger preserves are on the stove! First attempt at this! #nosugarneeded #viognier #syrah #farmlifestyle #winetasting #harvest2019

#challengedathletesfoundation makes an appearance at #domaineartefact! Looking to help with a fall fundraiser after harvest 👍🏻🚴🏻‍♂️🍷

A little #rosé and jazz seranade @joecardillomusic and the #labordayweekend is off to a great start! #winery #winetour #winetasting #friyay #domaineartefact #escondido #vineyard #winery #sandiego #jazz🎷 #livemusic #roséallday #californiawine #rhônevarietals #highlandvalleywinecountry

Whoop! First grapes to come in @domaine_artefact - Viognier at 22.5 brix with pH of 3.3. Entav 642 clone #harvest2019 #domaineartefact #viognier #winery #vineyard #rhônevarietals #highlandvalleywinecountry

Noted Musician Joe Cardillo will be performing on site at Domaine Artefact tonight from 5 to 7 PM - kick start your weekend with a glass of wine and smooth jazz! 🎼🎷🍷 #joecardillo #domaineartefact #jazzmusic #winetasting #winery #wine #winendine #livemusicvenue #livemusic #friyay #fridayvibes #highlandvalleywinecountry

Our wine “loot” from our recent trip to the Rhône Valley! It was a bit stressful to get these wines home - we tried multiple times to ship wines to no avail. Thinking that we would ultimately find a shipper- our last day in Lyon was a bit of a disaster. It was August 1st and we discovered this to be an unofficial national holiday for all shipping spots :(. We drove to 3 spots in Lyon and struck out! We finally ended up purchasing two suitcases to get a record 42 bottles back with us! A shout out to British Airlines and US Customs for being sympathetic. We were able to “balance” our luggage weight so no fees! So cool! We are excited to start popping the corks and refreshing our palate memories with these amazing wines! 👍🏻👍🏻🇫🇷🛬

We are back home from France and verasion is starting. We are so excited for #harvest2019!! Here is a snap of our Grenache Noir. This varietal is one of Domaine Artefact’s workhorses! We make our “Les Printemps” Rosé, a Grenache “monovarietal” (to coin the French wine term) and this varietal also plays a leading role in our “As the Crow Flies” GSM blend. Typically we feature a minimum of 60% Grenache Noir followed by Syrah and Mourvèdre. It will be exciting to see how Mark vinifies our Grenache this year after speaking with winemakers from Gigondas and Chateauneuf du Pape where Grenache also shines! Happy Saturday!! #grenachenoir #roséwine #yayforrosé #domaineartefact #harvest2019 #verasion #vineyardlife #walkingthevines #winetasting #winetours #winelover #winemaking #highlandvalleywinecountry #rhônevarietals #rhôneranger

Amuse bouche for our Cooks Atelier cooking class in Beaune. Lovely vine ripened tomatoes!

Special day with Tom, Marcia, Emma, Jenny and Mark at @thecooksatelier. Today we made gourges, Cote de bouef and a peach-raspberry cake. Fresh tomato salad, charcuterie replete with fois gras on toast and of course an amazing cheese course. Every course was paired with a Burgundian wine. Not planning on eating for another 24 hours! #goodfood #goodcompany #goodwine makes for a lovely day!

Thank you Delas Freres for an amazing vineyard tour and tasting of your lux wines! Bravo! #winetour #winetasting #winelover #degustation #degustazioni #wines #hermitagewines #marsannewine #syrahwine

This is what a biodynamic vineyard looks like- the vines need to be well established to “mind a little competition”. We visited Domaine Romanee Conti and it is at the opposite end of the spectrum- spotless between vine rows. It makes me wonder how they keep the soil alive year after year and continue to produce some of the most highly regarded wines in the world. This is my question- anyone have the answer out there in Instagram land? #vineyardcare #biodynamic #biodynamicfarming #biodynamicwine #winetour #vineyard #greenisgood