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2004 Cabernet Taste with Linus

gardner — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 01:35:51 +0000

I opened another bottle for my friend Linus whose family owns the vineyard where I got the grape the old MR Vineyards, now called Pinnacle. It was fun to pour a wine for him from his own vineyard and it is tasting great. Tonight is the 75th birthday of his dad, Barclay, and uncle, Peter (twins). [...]

Name ideas?

gardner — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 05:12:47 +0000

What should we call our winery? We want something that either represents our friend and partner-ship, or something that expresses out interest in expressing the terroir of the grapes we use. Please add a comment if you have an idea. Like anyone reads this other than Chuck and I. And even he only comments when I [...]

2004 Ethan Grenache

gardner — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 15:17:38 +0000

Chuck and I had bottle 2190 or 2400 of Ethan Grenache the other night. We like that one.

2004 Ethan Santa Ynez [...]

Fermentation is rolling

gardner — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 02:08:56 +0000

We originally used two 20 gallon plastic fermentors, but I decided to combine the two into one. It is now vigorously fermenting and without frequent punching down, will overflow. I am going to go out and get a larger fermentor today.

Smells great, nice cap, everything going well, but temperature still not where I want it. It [...]

Cabernet Must Numbers

gardner — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 02:07:16 +0000

BRIX = 24.5 pH = 3.36 TA = .85%

Not sure about the TA, but it seems right. Will [...]