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 [...]
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Phoebe and I picked 7 lbs., 8 oz. of Cabernet from our single vine. I foot-stomped it and hand pressed using a colander and stainless mixing bowl yielding just shy of 2 liters of juice at 24.5ºB. I pitched a little of the extra D21/Fermaid K slurry into it to make our [...] Last night I opened a bottle of Grout Cellars 2003 Cabernet from the PMR Vineyards. This was a wine made in a panic. I had not made wine since working for Cronin Vineyards around 1990. There had been one batch I tried in 1991 in the parking structure of Byron’s and my [...] 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 [...] |
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