About Us
Howell Mountain AVA Cabernet Sauvingon
We have almost 2 acres of Howell Mountain AVA Cabernet Sauvignon grapes growing on our property. The harvest yields an average of 6 tons of exceptional quality grapes for making a premium Howell Mountain Cab.
Contact us at:
brent@PonderosaVines.com or Call 630.508.3740
About Ponderosa Vines
Formerly known as Bella Vetta Vineyard, Brent and Laura Albrecht took ownership of the property in 2021. 1.68 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon were planted in 2001 and another .2 acres added in 2018 for 1.88 net vine acres.
Vineyard gets full sun and protected by the surrounding Ponderosa Pine trees native to the area.
Rootstock is 110 R, and clone is Entave 191 with 4x4 spacing in vineyard. Vineyard is in the Howell Mountain AVA at 1936 ft.
2024 Season
March 12, 2024
Ready to start the 2024 vineyard season! We have compost down in the vineyard and tilling under the vines complete. The big next step is pruning, which was completed this week as we got a nice break from the rain. Our vineyard is cane pruned. You can see on the left how this looks as all of last year's canes get removed except two, which get tied down to the wires to become this years canes. Looking forward to another great season
Stressed Vines Buying Ponderosa Vines Grapes!
Ponderosa Vines is proud to be partnering with Stressed Vines to produce our first vintage of Howell Mountain Cab. Watch for updates on this year's harvest as it progresses, we are looking forward to watch how this inaugural vintage develops.
In March we tasted the 2022 vintage and it was very exciting. Obviously very early, but so far it is shaping up to be a spectacularly delicious wine!