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Crush is slowing down, we’ve got seven bins of Petite Sirah to press today and that’s it for ‘08 except for a couple of tons of Mourvedre still hanging in ...
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Why Is It Still So Hot?
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It’s really miserable work doing the mundane winery stuff, like washing barrels, cleaning up the crusher or the press, or sweeping out crud from the cellar when it’s 90 degrees ...
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‘08 Crush Update - Feet Still Not Allowed
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We’re neck deep in grapes right now - in the hosue are: 12 tons of Soucie Zinfandel, 3 tons of Cabernet Sauv from ElDo County, 5 tons of Syrah from ...
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‘08 Crush - No Feet Allowed
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Once I started in on this post I realized once again I haven’t written anything in a couple of months so here goes …. Yep, harvest season, crush, winemaking time, ...
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Vineyard Summer
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I was out in our Lodi Zin vineyard with our grower, Kevin Soucie, a week ago checking on the grapes, complaining about the weather and watching the crew do some ...
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Boring Day to Day Stuff …
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I dragged all the empty barrels out of the cellar room this week. (pic on left) We’ve got 62 empties right now, most of which had the ‘06 wines in ...
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Frost, Heat and New Wines
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Spring has sprung and summer is here. Significant frost hit the vineyards in NoCal a while back. Our Lodi Zin vineyard had no damage, our Fair Play Cab vineyard had ...
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Creative Headlines Are Hard To Think Up
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Construction Update … Drywall is up, tape and mud finished. Painting soon. The floor in the tasting room is going to be an acid wash/varnish to look like aged leather. ...
View complete post » Posted 36 weeks ago by Layne More from this site » More on m2 vintners » 0 comments
Ho Boy…. what a time it was.
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I hate construction. Last post, you’ll note I was excited. Now I’m disgusted. Everything construction-wise is going really well, but I am way past ready for it to be over. ...
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Has Spring Sprung?
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Ok, awful headline…. Spring seems to have arrived in NoCal. Not much is happening in the vineyards yet in terms of bud swelling or bud break, but the sap is ...
View complete post » Posted 37 weeks ago by admin More from this site » More on m2 vintners » 1 comments
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