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With the month of November already upon us, ‘tis the season to start your holiday shopping list!  Luckily, Mira has taken the guesswork out of gift-giving with our new holiday offers that let you choose from three different Holiday Wine Gift Boxes, sure to make everyone rejoice this holiday season. Our “Two Under the Mistletoe” […]

Believe it or not it is the end of October, Halloween is next week and sports fans are elated & over stimulated with the World Series, NBA and football are occurring simultaneously. For California Winemakers it is also a time of elation as they have just completed fall harvest - the process of harvesting, fermenting, […]

We finished harvesting our fruit this past Thursday with the final load of Cabernet Sauvignon from Skellenger Vineyard in Oakville. The weather the past few weeks has been nothing short of spectacular. That combined with Winemaker patience allowed some extraordinary hang time. The juices are simply spectacular. Initially the vintage seemed slightly inferior to 2012 […]

An Underwater Winery? We aim to find out if aging wine in the ocean has any affect on its flavor profile. Our experiment with ocean aging wine, a term we have coined as Aquaoir, was recently featured in Centurion Magazine, the quarterly encyclopedia of luxury lifestyle for those who hold the most exclusive card from […]

Nice weather prevailed again all of last week affording us some very nice hang time. This meant just checking in on the vineyards to follow up on taste, as well as observe the health and grapes ability to continue hanging. The vineyards have definitely turned the corner into Fall mode, especially since I've asked our […]

After a long day at the office, nothing is more rewarding than cracking open a bottle and unwinding with a glass of Mira. Maybe two. Feeling a little woozier after that second glass? Consider this: A study conducted by Cornell and Iowa State universities reveals a few determining factors that greatly influence the way in […]

Worrisome rain last week has yielded to wonderful Indian Summer conditions. Fortunately, the rain did not cause any damage to any of our blocks, it was very light and the moisture quickly disappeared into the soil. The remainder of the week was warm, sunny and very dry. These conditions try a winemakers patience as we […]

Last week saw some very nice, warm weather that was just what Cabernet Sauvignon needed to turn the corner and lose some vegetal characters. We harvested our first Cabernet Sauvignon (Schweizer Vineyard Block 4) and it is sitting in two of our wood tanks. We also completed our Chardonnay harvest by bringing in the grapes […]

Summer left us with some wet weather to remember it by; rain on the last day of summer. Reports indicate rainfall anywhere from 0.25 inches up to 1 inch. This was welcome in some vineyards as the heat event from a few weeks ago left the vines a little thirsty. This rain also helped to […]