Articles

Clay Pots make Great Grenache Blancs: appreciating the Art of Amphora

September 6, 2022

The rich history of amphorae is long-standing and paramount to our winemaking style. These clay vessels offer attractive traits for vinifying and aging wines differently than oak barrels, stainless or concrete tanks. We use amphorae to create an intricately refined Grenache Blanc, allowing the varietal characteristics to shine in their truest form.

Wine Quiz

August 31, 2022

Prove you’re a true oenophile with this wine quiz. Answers are based on our last newsletter articles. Revisit past articles and brush up before taking the quiz!

Summer: A Season of Growth in the Vineyard

August 9, 2022

Warm weather brings vigorous growth on the vines as fruit continues to improve. The trick to farming at this point in the year is to pay attention in order to ensure a successful harvest and eventually, produce superior wines. Observing vine health is a key component to success; moving about the vineyard blocks checking leaves, shoots, branch balance, cluster development, and keeping an eye on the irrigation.

Summer Sipping With Rosé

July 30, 2022

The perfect summer sip, Thibido Winery’s Best Day Rosé 2021, is 100% Grenache rosé, boasting a gorgeous salmon pink color that complements the sun at all angles in a beautiful summer setting. It’s the ideal drink choice for poolside relaxing as it drinks so well alone.

A Syrah for All Palates: Carbonic Winemaking

July 14, 2022

Vinification style is at the behest of the winemaker, a "choose your own adventure" process resulting in new twists on old wine styles. Known for its bold and fruit-forward flavor, Syrah offers aromatic notes of pepper, smoke. We produce two different Syrah wines, both made from the same block of fruit off of the same vineyard, but vinified completely differently.