High Density
This is a French method of tightly-spaced, meter by meter planting with the goal of stressing the vines. In doing so, root systems must compete with each other […]
Clonal and Rootstock
Diversification is a vital element to making complete wines. Clonal diversity provides an enormous array of potential colors, aromatics, textures, and flavors in the wines. Melville’s Seventeen clones […]
Harvesting
Harvesting of the fruit is a very manual and complex process at Melville. During the month prior to picking, each block is randomly “cluster sampled” for sugar (brix) […]