One of the unique features of Michel Schlumberger are the hillsides, and whenever we take people up one of our hills it’s just the beginning of a visceral experience into how wine is grown here. It’s kind of steep and you do have to get in gear a bit to make it to the top but once you do, the view is amazing. I tell folks about how our vineyard crew, our winemaker and our viticulturalist have to hike up and down these hills everyday. They get quite a workout no doubt.
This type of leg work is crucial for growing high quality vines. Mike and I were driving around wine country yesterday and we saw a vineyard manager just cruising around the vineyard in his truck, windows rolled up and AC on for sure. That’s one of the beauties of hillside farming. It’s too steep for anything but feet.
