You may or may not know the story behind the name of our Paderewski Vineyard. If you do not, the word Paderewski scribbled on our bottles probably raises a few questions and looks like one of those words you wouldn’t dare try to say out...
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There are many players in the harvest game. They take the forms of the hardworking men and women who wake up at the freaking crack of dawn (in truth, it is often well before dawn, try 3 AM…woof!) to get busy hand picking grapes when the temperature...
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We still cannot believe it rained...
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Mission: Pull a bottle of our '08 Tempranillo from the cellar, taste, and tell us what's going on in there...
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Today we want to pay homage to our original logo and the artist who first breathed life into our brand name. This bold interpretation of Epoch was created by Steve Koloskus, a dear friend of our (the Armstrong) family, in 2006. Though we loved (and...
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I’m gonna fill you in on a little known secret about our Epoch family… We love to lick rocks. Geology 101 style. I don’t know about you, but I distinctly remember that awkward feeling of being a college freshman...
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Canopy management. It is something all winemakers have to think about and maintain, but what does it look like? Kyle Gingras, our rockstar Vineyard Manager, gives us an inside look at this topic with a specific example of pruning a few blocks of Syrah...
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Today we want to offer a delayed introduction to the newest member of our Epoch team! Sweet Adelaide Levanway came into the world in an unexpected but quite miraculous fashion on June 5th of this year. Two days before her birth, her momma, Katelen, our...
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Born on November 6th, 1860, here are six of our favorite facts about this amazing Pianist, Prime Minister, and Paso Roblan. He was the first ever solo pianist to play Carnegie Hall. He was the first Prime Minister of Poland – appointed in 1919. That same year he signed...
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Puncheons/Hogsheads/Barriques French oak Barrels Since Epoch’s first vintage in 2007, French oak puncheon fermentation has played a big role in our winemaking. In addition to fermenting in puncheons, we age in puncheons, mid-sized barrels (referred to sometimes as hogshead or cognac barrels) and traditional 60-gallon barrels (which...
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