Calistoga and Alexander Mountain

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Mountains behind the town of Calistoga

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Grapes in the sunset on the Johnson ranch

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The pickers on Alexander Mountain in one of the chardonnay blocks

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Chardonnay on its way to the winery (left), and Alexander Mountain chardonnay before it’s picked (right)

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The Stonestreet winemakers survey their block

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Alexander Mountain chardonnay makes its way into the bins

 IMG_5234IMG_5235 The picking crews make their way from one block to the next

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Alexander Mountain Estates with Alexander Valley in the distance (left), and sampling grapes in the sixty blocks (right)

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Alexander Mountain Estates 

3 Comments

  1. You are becoming a real Ansel Adams.

  2. I thought all my photos are digitally altered, in your opinon?

  3. Spectacular, nice job capturing the essence of the season. Would hope to sample those beauties at some later date.

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