

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 Lewis of Lewis Vineyards, and I'm happy to be bringing his grapes in again - all of our 2014 grapes (our first vintage) were grown by Gregg. This vineyard is in the beautiful rolling hills of the Clements sub-appellation. I've never made Primitivo before - how closely it is related to Zinfandel depends on whom you ask. I know this already: