Ultra Premium Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Grapes – Available for 2026    Now listed on the WIN Marketplace: up to 7 tons of ultra-premium Cabernet Sauvignon fruit for the 2026 harvest and beyond from a 2-acre hillside vineyard in Calistoga, perched above the acclaimed Switchback Ridge and Hourglass vineyards. This site has produced $200-per-bottle Cabernet for over 25 years, and with the longtime winemaker retiring, this fruit is becoming available for a new winery to carry the legacy forward. 🍇Check Out This Listing🍇 The WIN Marketplace is built to connect buyers and sellers across the wine industry, and listings like this Ultra-Premium Cabernet Sauvignon fruit opportunity for the 2026 harvest highlight how the platform helps wineries secure high-quality vineyard sources directly from growers. By showcasing premium fruit well ahead of harvest, listings like this give winemakers the chance to evaluate vineyard opportunities and build relationships while planning f

More and more farms are standardizing their use of Lumo across their entire operation.  We’ve seen growers expand from a couple ranches to dozens. From 50 acres to over 2,000. That kind of expansion is built on seeing significant returns on investment season after season.  But everyone needs to start somewhere, so it’s only natural to ask: "If I want to see the highest return on my investment in Lumo, which ranches should I start with?" Here’s a couple ways to think about it: 1. Highest Value Crops Many growers start with ranches where their crop values are the highest because that’s where irrigating with precision pays the most.  It’s part of the reason we’ve seen such good success in Napa and Sonoma with many of the best wine growers in the world, and it’s why we’re seeing increasing interest from berry growers on the Central Coast.  If dialing in your irrigation precision can have a modest impac

Declining groundwater levels and increasing pressure under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act are changing how California wine growers think about water. What was once largely an operational concern is now directly tied to long-term viability, regulatory compliance, and sustainability planning. These issues were front and center during a session at the 2025 WIN Expo, where vineyard operators, hydrologists, and county leaders discussed how groundwater management is evolving and what growers can do to stay ahead. Moderated by Val King, Director of Channel Partnerships at Verdi, the session underscored a clear reality. There is no single solution, but there is a shift toward local control, better data, and practical changes in vineyard management. SGMA Was Built to Be Local, Not One-Size-Fits-All Your browser does not support HTML5 video. SGMA is often misunderstood as a rigid, top-down mandate. In reality, it was designed around California’s variability in geology, climate

“We successfully automated almost every irrigation set last season,” said Andrew Oliver, Vineyard Manager at Antinori. “Lumo’s pump automation is an absolute game changer for our team,” agreed Hunter Emch, Northern Unit Area Manager at Redwood Empire Vineyard Management. REVM and Antinori are two early users of Lumo’s Pump Automation product, a powerful new integration with its smart valve platform that automates irrigation scheduling and execution from end to end. The solution has already been deployed at ranches ranging in size from 60 to 1,300 acres. Real-time, block-level flow and pressure data from Lumo smart valves is used to verify performance, dial in precision, and keep critical infrastructure safe. Over 150 ranches in Napa, Sonoma, the Central Coast, the Okanagan Valley and Washington State are already using Lumo’s precision irrigation system to close their execution gap, increase operational efficiency, and irrigate to plan. In July

FLASH2 has found a terrific home at Pine Ridge Vineyards in Napa! Congratulations on your automated pH, TA and SO₂ titrator, Danielle Verdugo.🍷 Thank you for your continued trust in us to support QC in your lab. We so happy your Y15 has a new friend to make your labwork easier and more efficient. Danielle Verdugo of Pine Ridge Vineyards with Mads Svenningsen of Admeo with FLASH2 by Steroglass

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