Amuse Bouche Blog

We would like to announce the addition of "Lake Spring Vineyard" to the Fotinos Brothers Winery collection. Located in Northern Napa Valley just east of Howell mountain, this vineyard produces some of the finest Cabernet Sauvignon grapes in the region. On October ninth at 3 am we harvested 11.2 tons of fruit from this vineyard. It was transported to the winery by 8 am, and in stainless steel fermenters by 10 am. The fruit was turgid and very healthy, with lignified stems and fully mature seeds. There were no issues from the early October rains, and the fruit condition was perfectly ripe, with an intense dark color, and rich concentrated flavors. From this we will produce an additional label for the 2007 vintage, our single vineyard "Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon". As mentioned with our other 2007 wines, we believe this vintage will be one of the best in the past decade.