Life and work catch up with you sometimes. Alas, a break from this blog for the past 2.5 years. In the interest of catching up, below is a photo log of the fascinating wine journeys I've taken in that time. I've continued writing notes on Cellartracker (MattMauldin), and post most of my wine stuff on Instagram (Matt_Mauldin). Cheers!
Bien Nacido Vineyard- August 2013
Syrah at Zaca Mesa finishing veraison- August 2013
Wine & Fire, Santa Rita Hills- August 2013
Wrapped & ready at Clos Pepe Vineyard- Sept 2013
Syrah coming in at Zaca Mesa- Sept 2013
Vineyard tour at Clos Pepe with Wes Hagen- Nov 2013
Transcendent- Dec 2013
Bud break in Santa Maria Valley- February 2014
Grenache Blanc vines in bloom in front of the winery at Zaca Mesa- April 2014
Unforgettable dinner at Ma Cuisine in Beaune- with a 2005 Louis Latour Corton-Grancey- April 2014
Tasting Clos des Lambrays in the cellar at Domaine des Lambrays- April 2014
Vosne Romanee- April 2014
Vosne Romanee- April 2014
DRC- April 2014
Hermitage- April 2014
Hermitage- April 2014
Transcendent tasting at Chapoutier- April 2014
At the top of Cornas while visiting Alain Voge
Saint-Joseph (north toward Condrieu)- April 2014
Chateau Grillet- April 2014
Cote-Rotie- April 2014
Gigondas- May 2014
Chateauneuf-du-Pape- May 2014
Concrete fermenters at Domaine de Monpertuis, CDP- May 2014
Fruit set and coulure and Zaca Mesa- May 2014
Flowers Camp Meeting Ridge, Sonoma Coast- July 2014
Last harvest of Chardonnay from the Zaca Mesa vineyard- August 2014
Sangiovese vines at Stolpman Vineyard, Ballard Canyon- August 2014
Destemming at Zaca Mesa- Sept 2014
Syrah aging in clay amphora at Zaca Mesa - Oct 2014
Sanford & Benedict Vineyard, Santa Rita Hills - November 2014
Grenache Blanc, ready for bud break - early March 2015
In Pursuit of Balance in SF - March 2015
Frog's Leap, Napa Valley- March 2015
Eric Mohseni at Zaca Mesa showing off Grenache vines - June 2015
Black Bear Block Syrah, planted 1978, Zaca Mesa - June 2015
Cristom, Eola-Amity Hills, Willamette Valley- June 2015
K Vineyard, Phil Lane, Walla Walla- June 2015
Fiddlestix Vineyard, Santa Rita Hills, August 2015
Thomas Fogarty Vineyards, Santa Cruz Mountains, Sept 2015
Morning fog in the Santa Maria Valley, as seen from Foxen Canyon, Sept 2015
First Fall rains at Zaca Mesa, November 2015
Tasting 2015 Zaca Mesa from barrel, clay amphora, concrete and tank- with Dane & Kristin
