The firmness of the fruits is also a good marker to follow. ‘Red grapes will have turned color and white grapes will be translucent,’ says Prudy. ‘Both will be much softer toward harvest.’ ...

But in 2004, an encounter with a rare white grape spurred a revelation. Haas had gathered with the winemaking team in the wine lab at Tablas Creek for blending trials of Esprit Blanc, the winery ...