Oct 2, 2014 | Alexander Valley, Blog, Harvest
Ok…by now it is all a blur of processing grapes as they are picked, pressing the grapes that have turned into wine, and punch downs…ALWAYS punch downs. There are a couple things that distinguished this week from others at harvest…we got our new...Sep 15, 2014 | Blog, Grape Harvest 2014, Harvest, Russian River
We have WINE! The first fruit, Pinot noir, to come into the winery has now evolved into wine! I noticed that the cap of grape skins was falling on a small fermenter yesterday morning. By the end of the day it was completely submerged and we had wine. It tastes very...Aug 30, 2014 | Blog, Grape Harvest 2014, Harvest, pinot noir, Russian River
As predicted, the beginning of harvest week for us started with bottling all the 2013 Chardonnay. As a small, family owned winery, most of the bottling is done in house and only very large lots require a bottling truck company. We finished up in two days bottling...Aug 25, 2014 | Blog, Grape Harvest 2014, Harvest, Russian River
My life was good, maybe even perfect…but I got bit hard by the whole wine thing. I was a happy, successful medical professional and I just couldn’t be satisfied with the answers to my questions given to me in the tasting rooms….oh, no…I had to...Sep 6, 2013 | Bacchus Vineyards, Blog, Geyserville, Grape Harvest 2013, Harvest, Tony
Everyday I read that more coffee is better; at most, 1.5 cups is max. More early in the morning makes you live two years longer. Not sure what to believe. All I know is its a ritual in my life. I even think that it could be poor man’s Ritalin. Yup! With my adult...Sep 6, 2013 | Bacchus Vineyards, Blog, Geyserville, Grape Harvest 2013, Harvest, Tony
The harvest. I just can’t get enough. Well maybe I can. We are only two weeks in and everybody is starting to feel it. I see it. Sometimes I’m driving down the road and wonder where am I? Sometimes nearing hallucinations. These picking crews we have are...