What Are Grapevine Rootstocks?

Many plants use rootstocks, a horticultural technique that grafts one species onto another. Grapevine rootstocks come from a different vine species (or a cross of several different species) selected to help the wine grapes thrive in difficult growing conditions. Growers select grapevine rootstocks based on drought resistance, pest resistance, or even tolerance for certain soil […]

Chalone AVA in Winter – Chalone Sleeps

Day trips spark the spirit of possibilities. We imagine alternative lives lived in neighboring towns just down the road. Curiosity – even if just for a few hours – renews. Here’s a Chalone AVA Field Trip and what you need to know about this beautiful AVA. Where Is Chalone AVA? In pandemic-fueled “have-to-get-out-of-the-house” road-trip fashion, […]