Rideau Vineyard

Niki and all of us at Rideau wish everyone a happy and safe Halloween! Tomorrow is the last day of our Tempranillo Harvest special, so make sure to pick some up before it vanishes. Link in profile. #halloween #happyhalloween #tempranillo #besafe #redwine #hauntedhouse #santabarbara #santaynezvalley #losolivos #solvang #winery #vineyard #californiawine #rideauvineyard

Pressing off Pinot Noir! Once a wine has finished primary fermentation, all the skins that have provided so much phenolic goodness to the must (juice) are run through our bladder press, squeezing out the remaining juice. #harvest2020 #pinotnoir #thirstythursday #wine #winegrapes #purple #viticulture #vinification #winemaking #californiawine #santabarbara #staritahills #redwine #instawine #winelover #boutiquewine #rideauvineyard

Don’t miss out on our Harvest Special on Tempranillo! $10 flat rate shipping, 20% off for members, 10% off for non-members on 3+ bottles. This wine features our Rancher Adobe-series labela reference to Sam de la Cuesta, who operated our property as a ranch in the mid-1900s, harvesting a variety of bountiful crops over the decades. Link to purchase in profile! #tempranillo #harvest #pumpkin #winebottle #redwine #wine #halloween #autumn #instawine #santabarbara #santaynezvalley #solvang #rideauvineyard

Winemaker Adrienne Rule is going live with the Rhone Rangers, tomorrow, October 21st! Tune in @RhoneRangers on Facebook Live tomorrow at 6:00pm Pacific to join her. Adrienne and other winemakers will be discussing Red Rhone Blends: Join Lamar Engel of The Wine Militia for a Rhone Ranger Focus tasting with four of our Santa Barbara County Rhone Rangers. Guest vintners will discuss their proprietary red-Rhone blends, as well the terroir and the unique characteristics of Ameri...can Rhone wines from Santa Barbara County. Featured vintners include: Tara Gomez of Kitá Wines, one of our founding Rhone Rangers - Bob Lindquist of Lindquist Family Wines, Adrienne Rule of Rideau Vineyard, and Larry Schaffer of Tercero Wines! #rhonewine #rhonerangers #redwine #virtualwinetasting #californiawine #santabarbara #santaynezvalley #solvang #instawine #winestagram See more

Now that all of the fruit is in for the year, our winery full of dozens of fermenting bins with a rigorous slate of punch downs for Cellar Master Lio. Punch downs are a vital part of the fermentation process, keeping the grape solids that rise to the surface in contact with the fermenting juice for full phenolic extraction. #harvest #punchdowns #vinification #fermentation #winefermentation #vintage2020 #boutiquewinery #winecellar #winery #californiawinery #santabarbara #solvang #losolivos #santaynezvalley #instawine #wine #winemaking #winemaker #rideauvineyard

One of the vital but under-appreciated components to making quality wine is ensuring the equipment stays clean and sanitized during harvest. And if that means getting sprayed by a little water on a 100 degree day, so be it! #harvest #destemmer #womeninwine #santabarbara #losolivos #santaynezvalley #californiawine #viticulture #vinification #wine #redwine #rideauvineyard

Three and a half years ago, we came together and worked with Coastal Vineyard Care to plant an acre of echalas-method Syrah, Grenache, and Mourvèdre on our ancient riverbank hillside. Now, we have this beautiful fruit from that labor. We’re looking forward to an estate GSM! #gsm #syrah #grenache #mourvedre #organic #organicgrapes #harvest #vintage2020 #viticulture #vinification #santabarbara #losolivosdistrict #solvang #santaynezvalley #grapes #winegrapes #wine #redwine #rideauvineyard

What’s it like to foot stomp freshly picked, deep-red Syrah? Kind of like being in the end of Carrie. #happyhalloween #syrah #footstomp #organic #organicgrapes #echalas #harvest #vintage2020 #santabarbara #losolivos #solvang #santaynez #rideauvineyard

A view inside the destemmer as it spits out beautiful estate Grenache berries! #grenache #organic #organicfruit #harvest #californiawine #vintage2020 #santabarbara #losolivos #solvang #wine #grapes #winewednesday #rideauvineyard

The first of our estate red fruit comes in! This is our estate Syrah, so the stems will be brought to dry in our upper vineyard before being introduced into the fermentation. #syrah #redwine #sortingtable #destemmer #vinification #viticulture #harvest #californiawine #organic #organicgrapes #organicvineyard #santabarbara #losolivosdistrict #solvang #syvalley #wine #instawine #winestagram #rideauvineyard

Look at this gorgeous La Encantada Vineyard Pinot Noir fruit we brought in today! We can always rely on this impeccably-farmed Sta. Rita Hills site to provide us with the most spectacular fruit. #pinotnoir #redgrapes #redwine #viticulture #staritahills #pinot #harvest #californiawine #organicgrapes #santabarbara #solvang #losolivos #thirstythursday #rideauvineyard

Did you know that we can ship virtual tasting kits to multiple addresses for a communal tasting? This program has been very popular for virtual get-togethers such as birthday celebrations! Our tasting host will guide you through the flight of wines while you enjoy the distanced company of friends and family. Click the ‘Reserve’ button on our profile to book, or call us at 805-688-8048 for more information. #virtualtasting #winetasting #syrah #chardonany #californiawine #boutiquewinery #virtualexperience #winewednesday #santabarbara #losolivos #solvang #santaynezvalley #rideauvineyard #instawine #winestagram

After drying and lignifying in our upper vineyard, the stems from our Syrah harvests are reintroduced into the fermenting grapes (this one is the Stolpman Vineyard Syrah we harvested last week). It’s not too dissimilar in concept from whole cluster fermentation, which is common with Burgundian varietals, but we find the spicier, less-green elements that arise once the stems are dried work beautifully with the more pepper-driven Syrah notes. #wineducation #syrah #winery #driedstem #winescience #winegeek #stolpmanvineyards #fermentation #californiawine #californiawinery #santabarbara #losolivos #ballardcanyon #solvang #wine #winegrapes #redwine #rideauvineyard

Like mother, like son! Galen gets his first shot at a grape stomp with Stolpman Vineyard Syrah. #grapestomp #womenwinemakers #womeninwine #vinification #toocute #thirstythursday #santabarbara #solvang #syrah #santaynezvalley #wine #winemaking #californiawine #rideauvineyard