James recently spoke with Tim and Carissa Mondavi, a father-daughter duo who run Continuum Estate on Pritchard Hill, which overlooks San Francisco Bay.
Carissa reflects on the vintages before 2018: they lost half of their crop to Mother Nature for the 2015, 20% of the crop was lost in 2016, and in 2017 they weren't able to use all the fruit because some of it was still on the vines, which were lost to the fires that year.
The 2018, however, seemed to be a gift after these challenging years. August and September were unusually cool, which left an "imprint of finesse and nuance and vibrance that this vintage of Continuum really manifests," Tim said. Carissa added that this was "an abundant vintage for us" due to the surplus of rain that fell in 2018.
Watch their Zoom session to see which grape type worked out the best for them despite the ever-changing weather conditions, learn about which vinification process they use at Continuum Estate, and which vintage to date is their favorite. They also taste Continuum Napa Valley Sage Mountain Vineyard 2018.
