A little housekeeping

October 10th, 2006 by Annette

We’ve been busy destemming Pinot Noir, which means lots of late nights and punchdowns to do on a daily basis.  We brought in 10 tens of Pinot from Chula Vina on Sunday and have 15 more to go soon.  Tondre Grapefield, in the Santa Lucia Highlands has yet to come in as well.

 The Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc are fermenting away nicely; the Pinot Gris just started yesterday.  All of those smell and taste great…..we stirred and topped Chardonnay today.

The winery is full of wonderful aromas wafting through the air……no sulfides yet, but there are usually one or two stinkers every year, so I am always on the “sniff-out” for those. :)

I am busy rearranging the barrel cellar and taking out any cull barrels I will not need this year.  Getting rid of old barrels is kind of a pain in the you-know-what, but there is a guy who has been buying barrels from us who is making tables out of them. He came by on Sunday to purchase some more and showed me photos of what he has done so far. They are very attractive and he is making them is many differents heights so that they can be used as bar tables, end tables, etc.  Very cool idea…..

 I haven’t had a whole lot of time to write lately and I apologize for that.  If you haven’t read through the archives for this blog, now may be a good time to look through it.  Try reading back through March – there are a variety of posts in that month, for some reason, that could be of interest to some.  Also, if you haven’t seen it yet, take a look at the interview Laurie Daniel did with me on Appellation America.

I will visit the vineyards tomorrow and will take more photos then.  TTFN and will post again soon…..

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