Field notes

The journal.

What we're pouring, picking, building, and arguing about. Updates as they happen — vintages, vineyard mornings, tasting-room nights, the cellar between.
Newly installed trellis rows with young vines establishing; one worker walks the site under overcast Ashland skies.

Newly installed trellis rows with young vines establishing; one worker walks the site under overcast Ashland skies.

Tasting room mid-gut: ceiling stripped to insulation, ladder in frame, furniture pushed aside during renovation.

Tasting room mid-gut: ceiling stripped to insulation, ladder in frame, furniture pushed aside during renovation.

Steel stud framing and construction debris mark an early build-out phase at the Ashland facility.

Steel stud framing and construction debris mark an early build-out phase at the Ashland facility.

Construction underway on the production space build-out, scissor lift and steel framing visible.

Construction underway on the production space build-out, scissor lift and steel framing visible.

Steel staircase and forklift inside the winery build-out — construction phase, not for public use.

Steel staircase and forklift inside the winery build-out — construction phase, not for public use.

Metal stud framing goes up against the CMU wall — build-out in progress at the Resistance production space.

Metal stud framing goes up against the CMU wall — build-out in progress at the Resistance production space.

Barrel room set for a seated tasting of the 2018 Syrah, shot from the mezzanine before guests arrived.

Barrel room set for a seated tasting of the 2018 Syrah, shot from the mezzanine before guests arrived.

Chalkboard menu at Resistance Wine Co. documents current pizza, pasta, and small-bites offerings with sold-out callouts.

Chalkboard menu at Resistance Wine Co. documents current pizza, pasta, and small-bites offerings with sold-out callouts.

The Allium Wood Fired Pizza food truck, unaffiliated with Resistance Wine Company, parked at an unidentified location.

The Allium Wood Fired Pizza food truck, unaffiliated with Resistance Wine Company, parked at an unidentified location.