When I first approached Pete, our Associate Winemaker, about Cellar Talk, I didn't know what it would become. Because Epoch drinkers are often curious about which Epoch wines they should be opening up sooner rather than later, I challenged him to select a bottle from...
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This weekend is one of our favorites in Paso, as the PRWCA hosts its annual Vintage Paso: Zinfandel Celebration or, as we fondly call it, Zin Fest. Ü In honor of all the festivities, we are jumpin' on the Zinfandel love train this week (in case you didn't...
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Buzz words are aplenty in the world of wine. For those who are not well-versed in all things vino, walking into a tasting room and hearing someone causally drop terms like “nuanced” and “minerality” might make you want to start immediately backtracking and consider doing...
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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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