Posts in Linden Updates
Linden Update | March 14, 2023

Why winegrowers prefer a chilly March

With each passing week vines become more sensitive to warm spells. In December a stretch of spring-like weather would not phase them, but by mid-March they are highly tuned to temperature cues. A week of 70°s or 80°s F would swell tender buds. If extreme warmth were to continue, the vines would break bud early. So why would this be a problem?

Pop up Barrel Tasting: Hardscrabble Chardonnay 2022
Sunday, March 19

Linden’s Next Generation pours at Arrowine, Arlington, Virginia

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Linden Update | February 9, 2023

Back to the Mountain

In 1983, the state of this hardscrabble farm was typical of most of the Blue Ridge landscape. It had gone “back to the mountain:” a local expression for overgrown abandoned farms.

Petit Verdot 4-pack

February–March Tastings

Linden Wine Dinner at Blue Rock Inn with Jim Law

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Linden Update | December 6, 2022

Last Call

Linden is soon going into hibernation. We’ll be closing the tasting room for the holidays and the month of January. However, we’ve reached back into our library and are offering several DIY tasting options to help you celebrate the holidays, ring in the New Year, or perhaps hunker down for a blizzard.

Vertical of Village Chardonnay

Evolution of Claret and Petit Verdot

Special Occasion: Avenius and Hardscrabble Reds

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Linden Update | July 13, 2022

Too Many Grapes

So far this summer’s weather has been pretty normal. We’ve avoided any damaging storms, but still have had a modest amount of rainfall. Temperatures have been average to slightly below average. All this makes the vines happy. They demonstrate their bliss by way of exuberant shoot growth along with large and copious clusters.

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