Nebbiolo | Lucas & Lewellen Vineyards

June, 2024

Toccata - A Little Bit of Dust from the Dirtman

What are the chances of having two wet winters in a row? Very good, it seems! Grapevines like winter moisture, which helps to dilute any salts in the soil.

Clone of June, 2023

Toccata - A Little Bit of Dust from the Dirtman

Back in our Italian vineyard in Los Alamos, the vines are growing larger than normal due to the massive rains of the winter. In most cases that’s good news, but some adjustments are required for excessive growth. Harvest might be a couple of weeks late this year. We are having cool weather during bloom. With these strong vines, we could have some complications like irregular fruit set. Farming has a hard time being normal.

June, 2023

Toccata - A Little Bit of Dust from the Dirtman

October, 2022

Toccata - A Little Bit of Dust from the Dirtman

Difficulties can definitely arise from something that you have no control of, a constant issue with my life in farming

October, 2021

Toccata - A Little Bit of Dust from the Dirtman

The yield and quality of what we have picked thus far has been good and what we need is some good weather for the next six weeks with warm days, cool nights, and a delay in moisture until December.

October, 2020

Toccata - A Little Bit of Dust from the Dirtman

The spirit of Royce will always be part of us.

April, 2020

Toccata - A Little Bit of Dust from the Dirtman

Spring is almost here. We finished pruning the vines by the middle of last month just in time for the March miracle of seven inches of rain.

February, 2020

Toccata - A Little Bit of Dust from the Dirtman

It is already February and all of the Italian variety vines have been pruned except Nebbiolo. We prune the Nebbiolo last because it breaks bud and comes out early and is very susceptible to frost. Late pruning delays the bud push.