

2023 greetings
It's been about two years since I put up a blog post so this is well overdue. It's been a challenge for all Lodi wineries as wine...


Three new wines and updates for 2021
It's been about a year since our last update and lots has happened, though most of it recently. First off, we bottled our 2019 reds. We...


A few words about reopening and the challenges facing us all
Hi everyone, I hope every one of your are healthy and doing well in these challenging times. First off, we bottled seven new wines on...


All the grapes of the 2019 vintage are in!
We brought our last grapes of the 2019 vintage in today. I don't consider harvest over until everything is pressed, but as of today, they...


2019 harvest is a go!
We've brought half our grapes in for this harvest. Last week, we started with Grenache Blanc. This is the first white we've made since...


From the Vine podcast at Drava
Bob Highfill from the Stockton Record visited us last Sunday to check out our new 2017 vintage wines. He wrote an article for the...


2017 wines are bottled!
Yesterday, May 7 we bottled all of our 2017 wines. The final totals are: 74 cases Montepulciano 34 cases Peloursin 50 cases Sangiovese...


2019 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition results are in!
It's a very important day for us as our new winery takes shape. We entered our very first wine competition, the SF Chronicle with some...


Harvest concludes with Primitivo
We brought our last grapes of the 2018 harvest in today. Lodi appellation Certified Sustainable Primitivo. We bought these from Gregg...


Back to back crush days - Syrah and Petite Sirah
We've had a busy couple of days at Drava. We got our second and third lots for this year's harvest - Syrah from Arbor Vineyards and...