My friend Ray emailed me on Tuesday that the Zin at BellaGrace Vineyards slowed down in ripening, and would not be ready for harvest until next week. This would not normally had been a problem, but Ray was going to South Bend to cheer on the Irish against Michigan State. The grower told him that [...]
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A group of my friends (some that also blog) agreed to get up and meet at our house at 6 am on Saturday to pick grapes. Amazingly, they all showed up early, and had some breakfast then headed out to Fallbrook. Most of the rest of the gang were already there, so we spent a [...]
Ray Schnorr (he let me use his basket press last year) is picking up zinfandel grapes from Amador county this year, and asked if I was interested in getting some as well. I wanted to make some zin from grapes this year, so it seemed like a great opportunity. He sent an update today from [...]
Got an email from Mike Hoffman this morning about the syrah – they’re at 23% brix and pH of 3.29 already! He said next weekend will be harvest time!!!!!