12/4/2023
2023 Predicted to be the Vintage of a Lifetime in Napa Valley

Saint 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 Harvests

Saint 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 Joy

St. 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 Season

St. 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 Continues

Napa, 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 Cellar

St. 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 Pace

  NOTES 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 Vintage

St. 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 Underway

Napa, 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 Vintage

St. 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 Underway

The 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 Harvest

St. 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 Tomorrow

St. 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 Report

St. 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 Reds

St. 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 Website

St. 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 1

St. 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...

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