Joel Reese's Blog (3)

Photo: (Michael Jordon, Mike Rennie (One of our owners) and Tim Kramer (our wine maker) I'm so honored to be in Temecula Wine Country in this most memorable and pivotal time in wine-making history. The quality of our grapes and the wines they express have spoken! We ar… Continue

May 22nd, 2009. Issue 21, Volume 9. The Temecula Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) has named Joel Reese of Leonesse Cellars as the recipient of its inaugural Spotlight Recognition Award. Reese, who heads up the hosting and tours division for Leonesse Cellars, was se… Continue

Before my first winery job as a wine server, I studied and read about grapes, wines and vineyards for months. Yet what really brought it all to life for me was standing in the middle of the Rolling Hills - Estate Vineyard at Leonesse Cellars with owner, Mike Rennie. With gritty, sandy-loam soil under our shoes and a warm summer sun reddening our faces, Mike explained with a passion root-stocks, clones, bi-lateral cordons, spurs and canopy management. In a short time I felt like a certified grape… Continue