Many folks don’t realize that most of the important work that goes into making the perfect wine begins in the vineyard. If you’re going to make a silk purse you don’t start with a sow’s ear, as the old saying goes. So it is with fine wine-making. Attention to detail in the vineyard yields the excellent fruit that goes into your favorite Penman Springs wine.

It all starts with laying out the vineyard to compliment the different varietals being grown. Attention to fruit exposure, vine training, canopy growth and coverage, irrigation, soil structure, the weather. All these factors and more come together to make the finished product resplendent or a dud. In the case of Penman Springs Vineyard, all these factors are diligently watched over by Carl. He’s out every day checking the vines, looking carefully for any sign of something going awry.