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 […]

A look at the 2023 growing season
Katey Bacigalupi

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 […]

An Interview with our Forman Edilberto Martinez
Katey Bacigalupi

Learn more about the unique individual sites at Bacigalupi Vineyards Goddard Ranch Purchased by Charles and Helen Bacigalupi in 1956 this property is the homestead of the Bacigalupi family and the oldest ranch they farm. With stewardship of this site for over a half a century this vineyard includes the famous Paris Tasting block of […]

The Three Unique Single Vineyard Sites of Bacigalupi
Katey Bacigalupi

I was born Helen Kathryn Long in Utah on December, 1925 at 8:30 p.m. My father’s side of the family was from Iowa, where he was born. My mother was born in Hungary and came to the U.S. as a small child. My aunt was already here working as an indentured servant and was able […]

The Life of Helen Bacigalupi – 60 years of grape growing excellence
Katey Bacigalupi

Frost Ranch History        Since 1956 our family has been farming in the Russian River Valley. Our vineyards today are comprised of three different parcels; the Goddard Ranch, Bloom Ranch and Frost Ranch. Each parcel has its own unique story as to how it became a part of our family vineyards. This spring […]

Frost Ranch History
Katey Bacigalupi

      As growers we are stewards of the land and are always working to improve farming techniques to become more and more environmentally friendly.  One of the ways we are accomplishing this is by reducing the herbicide and pesticide use in the vineyard, but what do we replace it with?  While doing research […]

New technology for better farming
Katey Bacigalupi

Richard Sheppard is The Artist on the Road and recently he came to the Westside Road to do some sketching and talk grapes with Charles Bacigalupi. His article on the 1976 Paris Tasting and sketches of the vineyard were recently featured in the harvest edition of the Press Democrat. Here is one of his sketches […]

The Artist on the Road comes to Westside Road
Katey Bacigalupi

Gloves- check, head lamp- check, multiple layers- check. Its nearing 12 am and I am on my way out the door to start my day, or night rather of picking. Hand harvesting is by far most meticulous and pain staking way to harvest grapes, however it is also a great way to get an idea of the […]

From vine to hand to bottle; the truth about hand harvesting
Katey Bacigalupi

Summer in the Russian River Valley is such a beautiful time of year. Foggy mornings and warm afternoons make this an ideal time to visit wine country. Summer marks the arrival of grape clusters, which begin forming on the vines as the leaves soak up the summer sun.  From new plantings to leaf pulling to cluster development, here are […]

Growth Spurts
Katey Bacigalupi

Harvest 2012 ~ The Bumper Crop Year In farming they say “feast or famine” and with this year’s harvest there is no shortage of celebration in the Russian River Valley with a fantastic vintage now resting peacefully in the cellar. After a pair of unusually cool seasons in 2010 and 2011, vintages which resulted in […]

The Bumper Crop Year
Katey Bacigalupi