A look at the 2023 growing season
2023 has been a spectacular vintage so far. We had a huge amount of much needed rain in the winter and spring. These heavy rains and cooler temperatures pushed budbreak and bloom out by a few weeks in the spring. We also saw cooler temperatures and plenty of foggy mornings through mid to late […]
Fall Release Event
Fall Release & Pick Up EventSaturday, October 3rd11:00 AM- 2:00 PM Bacigalupi Tasting Room and Estate Join us for an afternoon in the Russian River Valley. A&M Catering will be serving up their Classic BBQ lunch with all the fixins. Sample the new fall releases including the 2025 Sauvignon Blanc, 2024 Renouveau Chardonnay, 2024 Goddard […]
An Interview with our Forman Edilberto Martinez
Interview with Our Foreman, Edilberto Martinez Great wine starts in the vineyard, and every vineyard has a unique sense of place, a “terroir”. Who then ensures that this terroir is captured in the fruit? At Bacigalupi that person is our vineyard foreman, Edilberto Martinez. Edilberto and his brother Roberto have worked with John Bacigalupi for […]
Celebrating Milestones
Celebrating Milestones 2021 marked two important milestones for us; our 65th harvest in the Russian River Valley (1956-2021) and our 10th vintage with the relaunch of the new label and opening of the tasting room (2011-2021). With these anniversaries our winemaker Ashley Herzberg has done a look back through her 10 vintages for Bacigalupi and […]
Persimmon Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Here on the ranch we have a large persimmon tree which every fall gives us a plentiful bounty of beautiful, oblong shaped fruit. Persimmons often mystify most people but they are packed with vitamins and can be eaten straight off the tree or picked and used for baking. They are also a nice additional to […]
Sparkling & Honey A Magical Combination
Sparkling & Honey A Magical Combination In preparing to disgorge and release our 2017 Blanc de Noir, we knew we wanted to go in a slightly different and new direction. We wanted to beautiful flavors of the vineyards and of each varietal (Chardonnay and Pinot Noir) to taste even more pronounced. The question was: how […]
