Volume VI | Spring 2026
As winter recedes and the soil warms, our estate vineyard shows its true colors. SPRING IS THE SEASON OF TRANSITION in Napa Valley. At Faust’s Coombsville vineyard, winter loosens its grip slowly, giving way to damp, cold mornings and lingering…
WHEN TO PICK? That’s the question facing the Pact winemaking team as a summer starts to give way to the slightly cooler, shorter days of fall. Samples are pulled daily; sugar and acidity levels are measured. The vineyard is meticulously…
ONCE THE GRAPES are harvested, with specific blocks designated for The Pact, they’re brought to the winery for processing. The grapes are gently destemmed and the fruit is sorted, allowing us to retain optimal berries. The grapes are then placed…
As winter descends on Napa Valley, the Faust Estate Vineyard gets its rest. WHEN THE TEMPERATURES cool and the vines are bare, the work begin done is mostly underground. Teams compost and plant cover crops between rows, crops that fix…
Cool, Calm And Collected—The Pact’s Holy Grail IN NAPA VALLEY, we famously have only good vintages and great vintages. But the 2023 vintage has different reference points altogether. In fact, you have to go back a couple of decades—to the…
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