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When I first met Greg Burns 24 years ago, this own-rooted Carignane vineyard was already 91 years young! At 115 years old, the vineyard is vibrant, healthy, and very much in balance in its deep-rooted Tokay series sandy loam soil. As part of an organized objective to raise awareness for the protection of Old Vine Vineyards, Sonoma Winemaker & Consultant Lisa Bishop Forbes is walking this historic ground as a possible addition to her private and now evolving eclectic portfolio. The leaves are cool to the touch showing that these vines are happy in moist ground far below the soil surface on this 90 degree summer day. Old vines in California are threatened by the massive oversupply of grapes in California and will only survive if winemakers, such as old vine lovers like Lisa Forbes, Randy Caparosa, Greg LaFollette, and Tegan Pasalaqua embrace and promote these ancient chroniclers of time & character. #oldvines #winemakerslife #lodi #techtalk4wine #EBX #winemakersforum #winemaker Lisa Bishop Forbes Evan Damiano Tegan Passalacqua Randy Caparoso Jason Haas HISTORIC VINEYARD SOCIETY
Put old vines and Greg Burns together, and you've got an explosion of integrity in Old Vine Wine!! NICE!!!
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2wIn 1980, nearly all of the vineyards I worked in were planted in the 1920’s & 30’s. Every year, I watched more and more of the old vines being pulled out to put more homes in and by the time I left Cucamonga in 2000, there were less than 200 acres of the 14,000 in 1980. We’re beginning to see similar patterns that will drive out somewhere between 10,000-20,000 acres in the Lodi area in the next 18 months. If you appreciate old vines, check out https://historicvineyardsociety.org