I am updating a graph of the sugar level of the Zinfandel. It is on the left sidebar and I will try to keep it up-to-date. I can only post one variable, but I am tracking temperature as well and it is a classic inverse curve relative to the Brix. We have a vigorous fermentation going [...]
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A day after pitching the yeast I check the temp and gravity. There is activity already, temperature was up 3ºF even though it was a cold night (46ºF outside). The weird thing is that I am getting a higher reading of 26ºB as compared to the the two other readings both coming out at 24.5ºB. I [...] 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 [...] Looks like we will be crushing Dry Creek Zin/Petite a week from today. Phoebe and I will probably pick the “estate” grapes this week after school sometime and crush/press it into the house Rose Magnum. Last years sucked, but I will pay more attention to [...] We have decided to go with G&M Vineyards again for our half-ton of grapes this year. I just hung up with Levi and last week the Zin was at 19, the Petite a little behind. He is predicting harvest third or fourth week in September. He also suggested we either get a year-old barrel or use the existing [...] A few weeks ago (when was it Chuck?) Joe, Chuck and I got together for a day of barrel cleaning, racking of the 2007 Syrah, and bottling of our 2006 Cabernets. Things didn’t go as planned. All of it could have been prevented by a little work done a few days ahead. Here is what happened [...] I topped off the Syrah the other day and pulled a little sample to try. I t seems to be a little musty tasting so I want to rack it off into the other barrel, clean out the lees (with our new barrel rinser!) and put it back into the French barrel. Chuck is already making [...] Well this took a long time to post. Our pressing day was fun, long and almost didn’t happen. The first problem was that the press was awfully small for our volumes, the second problem was that the press bleed valve would not close on the bladder press. We also believe that the pressure gauge was [...] You can smell it from [...] The Cabernet is still winning, with Merlot second and Syrah a distant third.
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