Thinning clusters
Merlot vines after being thinned to concentrate flavors.
Cover crops
Adastra is continually experimenting with cover crops. Here, dwarf barley sprouts in between the vine rows.
Harvesting Chardonnay
Picking Old Wente Chardonnay. (Photo: Celeste Langstaff)
Old Wente grapes
A cluster of Old Wente Chardonnay ripens in the Adastra vineyard. (Photo: Celeste Langstaff)
Cane-pruned vine
An Old Wente vine in the Adastra vineyard.
Adastra Vineyards as seen from Las Amigas Road
Adastra is located in Napa Valley's Carneros district, close to the San Pablo Bay.
Harvest Time
Chris Thorpe (on tractor), assisted by Tom Hecht, brings in the harvest.
