2013 Farm Blog

Vineyard Expansion

Wednesday | 4/3/2013
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Expanding the vineyard today. We are planting a little over 8,000 vines. Syrah, Grenache are the majority with two new reds, Tempranillo and Mourvedre rounding out the planting. Bill

- Bill Steele

Introducing U-Pick Farm Days

Friday | 3/29/2013
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Introducing U-Pick Farm Days! Wine Club Members, we are excited to invite you and your guests to Cowhorn for a behind-the-scenes look at our lives as farmers. As you are probably aware - in addition to being a vineyard & winery - we are also a certified Organic & Biodynamic commercial farm. We pride ourselves on being able to provide our community with healthy locally grown food, and we truly value the relationships we've been able to cultivate with local grocers, and fine dining eateries that not only support our wines, but our fruits and vegetables as well. Each guest will receive 1lb. of produce to take home, lunch & two glasses of wine. $25.00/person. RSVP required. Space is extremely limited. U-Pick Asparagus Day: April 27 2013: SOLD OUT U-Pick Cherries or Lavender Day: July 6 2013 SOLD OUT U-Pick Orchard Day: August 10 2013 SOLD OUT

- Josh Kimball

Come see us in Portland

Wednesday | 3/27/2013
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Looking forward to pouring our wines tonight Pairings Portland. We hope to see some familiar faces and meet new friends.

- Josh Kimball

A Portland Wine Tasting

Tuesday | 3/26/2013
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Join us Wednesday evening from 5 to 7pm at Pairings Portland Wine Shop. In a rare Portland visit, and his only visit in 2013 - Cowhorn co-owner/winemaker Bill Steele will be pouring 3 different wines at Portland's newest wine shop. We look forward to seeing you there!

- Josh Kimball

FARM to FORK Returns to Cowhorn

Tuesday | 3/19/2013
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Please join us June 29th for a FARM to FORK dinner at Cowhorn! Tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at 7:00am and can be purchased at www.farmtoforkevents.com

- Josh Kimball

Save The Bees!

Wednesday | 3/13/2013
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I'm at the Partners for Sustainable Pollination bee symposium in Sebastopol, CA. I didn't know that there are 250 bee friendly farms across the U.S.  That sounds big, but really it is a small number of farms for such an important activity.

Bees are in sad shape these days. The complex world of pesticides, fungicides, diminishing habitat and diminishing plant varieties have made their survival difficult.  

The scientists and doctors on the stage today are taking some difficult questions from the audience. Their work is painstaking, necessary and controversial. In my opinion, they are right on the mark: science and agriculture must work together to provide habitat and knowledge in the new world to save the bees!  More to come once I am back at Cowhorn…

-Barbara Steele

Orchard Pruning

Thursday | 3/7/2013
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Time to prune the orchard. First up, cherries.

- Bill Steele

A Great Wine Club Event

Tuesday | 3/5/2013
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We had a great time hosting our club members here at the winery over the weekend. You can check out a detailed list of upcoming Club Cowhorn events on our homepage!

- Josh Kimball

Enjoy Cowhorn in Napa!

Wednesday | 2/27/2013
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Our 2010 Grenache will be poured by the glass at Rutherford Grill in Napa. We appreciate their support!

- Josh Kimball

Our Next Wine Club Event

Friday | 2/22/2013
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Gearing up for our big wine club event next weekend! We've got wine tasting, food pairings, a 2012 harvest review, a new surprise wine and barrel samples. If you haven't already, please RSVP. We look forward to seeing you here!

A Midwinter Night's Dream: the seed catalogue

Friday | 2/22/2013
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This year my experiments in the kitchen garden will be restricted to early and ultra early seed varieties. Until that elusive greenhouse appears, I continue to start the garden in the cold, harsh climate at Cowhorn. My goal this year is for none of the varieties to ripen during the days from July 15 to August 15!

At Cowhorn, our temperatures change dramatically during that month. I have found few varieties that perform well in the cool nights preceding July 15 as well as during the blistering summer heat. This year, we will be working with seeds from Turtle Tree Seeds, Territorial Seed and Seeds of Change.

We are starting in February with direct sow of winter lettuce into beds that are 45 degrees (fingers are crossed for germination). I hope to finish the year in early November with cold hardy arugula. In between, there will be peas, beans, carrots, chard, herbs, tomatoes, peppers and flowers. Right about now we are finishing up the frozen pasta sauces and herbs from last year so I need to get busy!

-Barbara Steele

Bottling Day

Sunday | 2/17/2013
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After 1,173 cases (including 35 Grenache Rose cases), the 2012 whites are in the bottle!

- Bill Steele

More Spiral 36 For Everyone!

Friday | 2/15/2013
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Bottling our 2012 Spiral 36 today. With new vineyard acreage now starting to produce, we were able to increase production by about 40%, which means more Spiral for everyone!

- Bill Steele

The Last Step

Thursday | 2/14/2013
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Bottling the whites starting today. First up the 2012 Viognier.

- Bill Steele

Cowhorn Grenache in Portland!

Sunday | 2/10/2013
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You can find our 2010 Grenache 58 on the list at Little Bird in Portland, OR: The Oregonian's 2012 Restaurant of the Year. www.littlebirdbistro.com

- Josh Kimball

Enjoy Cowhorn in San Francisco!

Friday | 2/8/2013
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We are proud to have our Spiral 36 and Syrah featured on the extraordinary wine list at Quince in San Francisco, CA. www.quincerestaurant.com

- Josh Kimball

Southern Oregon vs. The World

Saturday | 2/2/2013
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It's Southern Oregon vs. The World every weekend in February at Harry & David Country Village, Medford, OR. Come taste our wines today from 11am to 4pm. We will be doing a blind tasting comparing our new release Viognier to a French Condrieu from the northern Rhone. You be the judge. Can Southern Oregon wine really compete with the rest of the world? We obviously think so...

- Josh Kimball

We Will Be Closed Super Bowl Sunday

Friday | 2/1/2013
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Our tasting room will be closed on Super Bowl Sunday as Team Cowhorn will be focusing entirely on willing the San Francisco 49ers to victory. What a great matchup!

- Bill Steele

Pruning The Vineyard

Tuesday | 1/15/2013
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Pruning starts today! Starting with the Syrah. Wished it was a little warmer than 21...

- Bill Steele

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