The funny thing is, almost unnoticed, several tons of Viognier have slipped into the winery from several different vineyards. They have slipped, a couple tons at a time, past all of the surveilance cameras; but I can tell you that small, tight clusters of little tasty berries have been squished mercilessly by the big press into some damn yummy juice!
The fruit on the vines is getting what it needs now. We have settled into perfect days of 90 degree sun, followed by cool, clear nights in the low 60s. Yeah baby.
This weekend gets busy: Syrah from Dalton's out on Dogtown Road comes in on Friday, Tempranillo from Rolleri's on Saturday, and we also expect to be picking our own Tempranillo this weekend. Syrah and Rolle from the Tanner Vineyard should follow quickly.
As always, stop by the winery and check out what's being squished. If you're lucky, we'll let you do a round of punchdowns!!
(photo: Tanner Vineyard Syrah)
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