12/4/2023 | 2023 Predicted to be the Vintage of a Lifetime in Napa ValleySaint Helena, CA - Coming off the heels of the longest Napa Valley growing season in a decade, vintners are glowing with expectancy of the truly noteworthy 2023 vintage. Some have proposed it to be one of the greats while others claim it might be the vintage... |
10/27/2022 | Napa Valley’s 2022 Harvest - the Tale of Two HarvestsSaint Helena, CA – The 2022 harvest has concluded for most wineries and growers across Napa Valley. With climate variability as the new normal, Napa Valley grape growers aim to be the tip of the spear when it comes to resiliency and adaptability.... |
11/1/2021 | Napa Valley's 2021 Harvest is Pure JoySt. Helena, CA – Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) is pleased to report exceptional quality wines are on the way from the 2021 Napa Valley vintage. The vintage will be remembered for low yields with intensely-flavored, small-sized... |
7/15/2020 | Job Board Created for Napa Valley Wineries Hiring this Harvest SeasonSt. Helena, CA – The Napa Valley Vintners has launched a matchmaking webpage that connects job seekers with Napa Valley winemaking teams looking to hire this harvest season. In a typical year, Napa Valley’s harvest intern... |
10/22/2019 | Exceptional Fruit Coming Onto Crush Pads Throughout Napa Valley as 2019 Harvest ContinuesNapa, CA The Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG) and Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) are pleased to share that the 2019 harvest is progressing smoothly, producing exceptional fruit throughout Napa Valley. Harvest began in mid-August with sparkling wine producers... |
11/8/2018 | Napa Valley’s 2018 Harvest Slips into the CellarSt. Helena, CA —Described by many as seamless, long and abundant, the 2018 Napa Valley harvest is wrapping-up. The last mountain Cabernet Sauvignon is coming off hillsides, as weary but thrilled winemakers look ahead to working with near-perfect... |
9/27/2018 | Napa Valley’s 2018 Winegrape Harvest Builds Balance at a Steady PaceNOTES FROM THE VINEYARD (from the Napa Valley Grapegrowers) 2018 has been an exciting year so far. In February, rain was abundant and when the skies cleared, endless days of sunshine followed. Then tiny buds emerged from the dormant... |
10/27/2016 | Five Things to Know About Napa Valley’s 2016 VintageSt. Helena, CA – From Carneros to Calistoga, Napa Valley’s winemakers are smiling from ear-to-ear over what appears to be yet another great vintage in the making, according to members of the Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) nonprofit trade association. Here... |
7/29/2016 | Napa Valley’s 2016 Wine Grape Harvest UnderwayNapa, CA – The Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG) and Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) announced today the first wine grapes of the 2016 Napa Valley vintage have made their way from the vineyard to the crush pad for what looks to be another early but high-quality... |
10/7/2015 | Napa Valley Vintners Answers Top Five Questions Regarding the 2015 VintageSt. Helena, CA – Winemakers are giving high praise for the quality of this year’s Napa Valley wine grape harvest, according to the Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) nonprofit trade association. Most vintners in the region have brought in their grapes... |
7/22/2015 | Napa Valley 2015 Wine Grape Harvest UnderwayThe first of Napa Valley’s sparkling wine producers began picking grapes early this morning, heralding an early start for the 2015 Napa Valley harvest season. The Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) trade association invites wine enthusiasts around the world... |
10/17/2014 | Napa Valley Vintners Answers FAQs About the 2014 Wine Grape HarvestSt. Helena, CA – The 2014 wine grape harvest is finishing up in the Napa Valley and vintners are celebrating another early and excellent quality year. As winemaking activity transitions from the vineyard to the cellar, the Napa Valley Vintners (NVV)... |
7/29/2014 | Napa Valley Harvest 2014 Begins TomorrowSt. Helena, CA—The Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) trade association reports that the first of Napa Valley’s sparkling wine producers will begin picking grapes tomorrow, just two days earlier than the start of last year’s wine grape harvest. Although this past... |
10/22/2013 | Napa Valley Vintners Releases Harvest 2013 Final ReportSt. Helena, CA: The Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) reports that the region’s winemakers expect to be done with the 2013 harvest within the next week. “Early, even and excellent” are three words being used to describe this year’s growing season and the Napa... |
9/12/2013 | Napa Valley Harvest in High Gear as Picking Switches from White Wine Grapes to RedsSt. Helena, CA--With warm weather continuing into September, the Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) reports that the pace of the 2013 Napa Valley wine grape harvest has accelerated. The picking of white wine grapes, especially aromatic varieties, is nearly finished... |
8/20/2013 | Napa Valley Vintners Announce Launch of Harvest 2013 WebsiteSt. Helena, CA—The Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) today launched its Napa Valley 2013 harvest website, which chronicles The Grapest Story Ever Told explaining what it takes, from bud break to bottling, for a grape to make it into a bottle of wine that lives... |
7/31/2013 | Napa Valley 2013 Harvest Begins August 1St. Helena, CA--The Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) trade association reports the first of Napa Valley's sparkling wine producers will start picking wine grapes tomorrow, just a week to ten days earlier than in 2012. Grapes for Napa Valley sparkling wines are... |