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.

Vineyard work in early spring, tying canes on the hillside above Ashland with the Siskiyous still holding snow.

Vineyard work in early spring, tying canes on the hillside above Ashland with the Siskiyous still holding snow.

A young staffer moves between barrel-room tasting stations ahead of a seated event at the winery.

A young staffer moves between barrel-room tasting stations ahead of a seated event at the winery.

Cabernet Sauvignon presented bottle-forward, both hands, warm ambient light — label sharp and centered.

Cabernet Sauvignon presented bottle-forward, both hands, warm ambient light — label sharp and centered.

A host works the room at a Resistance barrel-side tasting event, glass raised, mic in hand.

A host works the room at a Resistance barrel-side tasting event, glass raised, mic in hand.

Stand-up night in the barrel room, performer at the mic against a wall of aging oak.

Stand-up night in the barrel room, performer at the mic against a wall of aging oak.

Comedian works a mic stand in the barrel-flanked event space during a Resistance comedy night.

Comedian works a mic stand in the barrel-flanked event space during a Resistance comedy night.

Comedian tests the mic in the barrel-flanked event floor before a Resistance Wine Company show.

Comedian tests the mic in the barrel-flanked event floor before a Resistance Wine Company show.