Photo: A row of Tempranillo at Francis Mahoney Estates' Las Brisas Vineyard.

2008 Harvest Report: Tempranillo: After the start of harvest a small patch of Tempranillo became available at Las Brisas Vineyard in the Carneros. It was only offered to fresh customers. I believe that standard Calif. red fermentation procedures will work well. It should be noted that this grape commonly has a very low acidity and does require significant amounts of acidulation. Tempranillo is a new grape that will probably take little time to perfect.