Musings

From vineyard tales to tasting notes, food pairings, and lessons in sustainability, the Etude blog is your source for all things wine related.

People & Planet: Screech Owls Make Good Neighbors

People & Planet: Screech Owls Make Good Neighbors

Grace Benoist Ranch mainly lies within the Petaluma Formation and Sonoma Volcanics. Comprised of old lakes and riverbeds, petrified trees, 13 types of soil, pebbles, boulders, and ash-fall turned to...

People & Planet: Screech Owls Make Good Neighbors

Grace Benoist Ranch mainly lies within the Petaluma Formation and Sonoma Volcanics. Comprised of old lakes and riverbeds, petrified trees, 13 types of soil, pebbles, boulders, and ash-fall turned to...

People & Planet: From Wine to Waste and Back Again

People & Planet: From Wine to Waste and Back Again

Making wine is a combination of art, science, and Mother Nature, so the numbers can vary but generally it takes about 600 and 800 grapes to make a bottle of...

People & Planet: From Wine to Waste and Back Again

Making wine is a combination of art, science, and Mother Nature, so the numbers can vary but generally it takes about 600 and 800 grapes to make a bottle of...

People & Planet: Love Every Drop

People & Planet: Love Every Drop

We’re in the middle of the rainy season here in Carneros, and when one of the West Coast’s famous atmospheric rivers comes flooding down, it’s easy to forget how precious...

People & Planet: Love Every Drop

We’re in the middle of the rainy season here in Carneros, and when one of the West Coast’s famous atmospheric rivers comes flooding down, it’s easy to forget how precious...

Welcome to our “People & Planet” sustainability blog

Welcome to our “People & Planet” sustainability...

Throughout 2025, we’ll give you a peek behind the scenes into different aspects of sustainability at Etude.

Welcome to our “People & Planet” sustainability...

Throughout 2025, we’ll give you a peek behind the scenes into different aspects of sustainability at Etude.

Awaiting Bud Break

Awaiting Bud Break

Here’s what to know about this exciting start to a new vintage.

Awaiting Bud Break

Here’s what to know about this exciting start to a new vintage.

A Novel Idea

A Novel Idea

Pairing best-selling novels with best-selling Etude wines.

A Novel Idea

Pairing best-selling novels with best-selling Etude wines.