Spring 2010 seems to be a long time coming with extended cold, wet periods this year, exciting arrivals, and the really good news that with all this rain we will have a normal rainfall year.

This summer after a three year process Puma Springs Vineyards finally gained the coveted Demeter Biodynamic® and USDA certification for the grapes grown at the farm.

2009 is proving to be a challenging year in the vineyard so far.  Early and heavy rains in October are playing havoc with the harvest this year.

After winning a Gold Medal at the Sonoma County Harvest Fair the Benziger Family Winery the 2006 vintage of the Puma Springs Cabernet quickly sold out. The wine was a 700 case limited production bottling available only at the Benziger Family Winery tasting room in Glen Ellen and on-line

With weather reported directly from our vineyard and updated several times a day.

These meetings are held every month in the spring and early summer and are an opportunity for growers in the region to share their farming practices with other growers and learn what each other are doing.

Approximately 50 Sonoma County growers gathered at Puma Springs Vineyards to learn about how we are implementing Biodynamic farming practices, and see demonstrations of under vine weeding, and some a new tractor designed for narrow vine row applications. We also had John Schuster of Wild Wing Company give a fascinating talk on using owls in the vineyard for gopher control.

Pictures of the meeting courtesy of Don Wallace at Picture Book Publishing