The Blog
Video: 2019 Spring at our Vineyard & Winery
Spring is an exciting time at our estate vineyards, as the vines wake up from their winter dormancy and new growth begins to flourish. This year was especially stunning due to the record rainfall Santa Barbara County received in the winter months, creating lush cover crops and abundant weeds. Discover what we’re up to in the vineyards and winery this time of year in the video below.
May 1, 2019
Apr 30, 2019
Slow Wine 2019: A year in the Life of Slow Wine
We were excited to be included in the USA Slow Wine Guide 2019, Slow Food’s list of American wineries and vineyards that work with respect to the environment and terroir and use traditional winemaking techniques.
Apr 26, 2019
DMagazine: What To Drink Now: Earth Day Wines
We are all for celebrating Earth Day and consciously supporting other businesses who care about the environment. When Hayley Hamilton of Dallas’s DMagazine included our Cuvee le Bec wine in her round up of international Earth friendly wineries to support, we were thrilled to be held in such esteemed company!
Apr 17, 2019
Nittany Epicurean: 2018 PMV Grenache Rosé
Wine blogger Michael Chelus, the voice and palate behind Nittany Epicurean’s daily wine review, recently tasted and reviewed our new release 2018 Purisima Mountain Vineyard Grenache Rosé.
Apr 16, 2019
Honest Cooking: Wines Perfect for Every Type of Easter Dish
We were honored when Honest Cooking’s Annelise Mcauliffe tasted and reviewed our new release 2018 Purisima Mountain Vineyard Grenache Rosé for her Easter food and wine pairing article. Read on to discover which dish was paired with our rosé!
Apr 10, 2019
Palm Beach Illustrated: In Search of the Rhone Rangers
Discover how the “Rhone Rangers” came to be and read reviews of our new releases, the 2018 Purisima Mountain Vineyard Grenache Rosé and 2017 Cuvee le Bec, in Mark Spivak’s latest article in Palm Beach Illustrated and Naples Illustrated.
Apr 8, 2019
Bigger Than Your Head: Wine of the Day
We were excited to share our 2017 Cuvee le Bec with veteran wine writer Fredric Koeppel for the first time this month. He posted his review of our flagship red wine blend on his award-winning wine review blog Bigger Than Your Head, Wine of the Day, No. 488.
Apr 8, 2019
Wine-Searcher: Weighing Up the Value of Biodynamic Wine
There are differing global perspectives on biodynamic farming. Is it “worth the trouble and cost of conversion”, as Vicki Denig proposes? Read the full article to see how Beckmen compares to other biodynamic farms around the world.
Apr 2, 2019
Forbes: Talking Natural, Biodynamic Wine With Santa Barbara Pioneer Steve Beckmen
Biodynamic farming has been an intrinsic part of Beckmen wines since we started farming this way in 2003. Jill Barth, Food and Drink contributor for Forbes, recently discussed this philosophy of winegrowing and other natural winemaking practices with winemaker Steve Beckmen.
Apr 1, 2019
California Grapevine: 2016 PMV Syrah
Nick Ponomareff of The California Grapevine, the oldest continuously published private wine newsletter in the U.S., recently tasted and reviewed our 2016 Purisima Mountain Vineyard Syrah.
Mar 28, 2019
Good Life Report: The Real Rosé Season Starts Now
We were elated to see our 2018 PMV Grenache Rosé selected as a recommendation in the Good Life Report’s The Real Rosé Season Starts Now article. Whit Cook makes a couple of great points about buying Rosé and we encourage you to read his article.
Feb 9, 2019
2019 Winter Wine Releases
Watch videos of winemaker Steve Beckmen presenting the four new wines released in the first quarter of 2019: 2017 PMV Chardonnay, 2017 Cuvee le Bec, 2017 PMV Block Eight Grenache, and 2017 PMV Clone #383 Syrah.
Feb 1, 2019
Video: 2019 Winter at our Vineyard & Winery
Watch our winemaker, Steve Beckmen, discuss what keeps him and his teams busy in the winery and vineyard during the winter months of 2019.
Nov 10, 2018
2018 Fall Wine Releases
Watch videos of winemaker Steve Beckmen presenting the four new wines released in the fourth quarter of 2018: 2017 PMV Viognier, 2016 Cuvee le Bec, 2017 Estate Grenahce, and 2016 PMV Block Six Syrah.
Nov 1, 2018
Video: 2018 Harvest & Winemaking Process
Learn about our 2018 harvest and watch our winemaker, Steve Beckmen, discuss what keeps him and his teams busy in the winery and vineyard during the fall months. Discover our step-by-step winemaking process for crafting both white and red wines.