Winemaker's Archives -- George Troquato

2008

• January: Appellation: What Location Means to the Winemaker
• February: Mediterranean Climate: What Our Vineyard Sources Have in Common
• March: Uncommon Varietals: Comparing and Contrasting Them with the Most Popular
• April: Vine Buds: How They Affect Wine Quantity and Quality

2007

• April: Spring Brings Bud Break in the Vineyards
• April: George Troquato on the Paso Robles Appellation

2006

• May: Heavy Winter Rain and Its Effect on the 2006 Growing Season

2005

• December: Wine and Food for Casual Holiday Gatherings

2004

• February: The Troquatos
• April: Wine Balance: What does It Mean?
• June: Bottling: We are mobile.
• August: Ripeness: It's All Relative.
• October: Working the Vineyards by Hand
• December: Food and Wine Pairing II

2003

• January: Terroir
• February: Planet of the Grapes: A Tale of Two Wine Labels
• February: Wine Barrels and Puncheons
• March: 20 Years of Cinnabar: 1983-2003 - Part One: Then There Was a Mountaintop - Toms Search for a Vineyard
• April: Tannin
• May: 20 Years of Cinnabar: 1983-2003 - Part Two: Clearing the Land
• June: 20 Years of Cinnabar: 1983-2003 - Part Three: The First Harvest
• July: 20 Years of Cinnabar: 1983-2003 - Part Four: Building the Winery
• September: 20 Years of Cinnabar: 1983-2003 - Part Five: We Have a Full-time Winemaker
• December: 20 Years of Cinnabar: 1983-2003 - Part Six: The Woman with Many Hats - Suzanne Frontz
• December: Cooking With Wine

2002

• May: Cover Crops and Sustainable Grape Growing
• June: How Wines Age in Barrels
• July: Clones, Cuttings and Selections
• August: Wine Crystals
• September: Vine Balance and Yield
• October: Cellar Hardware: Stemmer/Crushers and Presses
• November: Soil Composition, Structure and Drainage
• December: Food and Wine Pairing: The Cinnabar Way