Crush was great success!
Chuck’s timing was perfect, he arrived at the vineyard just after we transfered all 1,365 lbs of grapes from one bin to the other, by hand. After a brief stop at the tasting room we trundled off to Palo Alto. We had one brief stop for a reconfiguration of the straps and used acceleration and deceleration to get a feel for the load.
Traffic stunk, but we got back around 2:45. A bunch of people came over to help, even though they all thought it was just a party. George and MJ and the girls, Pete and Jen, Becca and her parents, Chuck, Jay and I. Oh and Terry came over to help find the truck keys.
The crush went smoothly. MJ got a bunch of dry ice and we added that at two 5g packets of SO2. Then we cleaned up and continued to eat and drink until late into the night.
More photos here.
1,365 lbs of 80% Zinfandel, 20% Petite Sirah
G&M Vineyards in Dry Creek, Sonoma County.
Specific Gravity was 24.5ºB
I am sending a sample to the lab for analysis on TA and pH.