Tying Up Loose Ends
December 4th, 2007 by Annette
Here’s a photo of James working with barrels on our new Oxoline racking system. We are excited about using this system as all of the barrels stay in place for filling, washing, etc. The “old” system mostly used here in the states is to place the barrels on forkliftable pallets that stack directly on top of the barrels below. There are a lot of safety issues (earthquake and employee) working with these racks, not to mention all the time the forklift driver (me) spends moving them around. This system saves time, space and effort.
We are fine-tuning the acid levels in the wines right now and getting them ready for what I call their winter hibernation — making sure the bungs are clean, barrels are topped up, leaks are taken care of, etc. It is beginning to get cold in the cellar. The floor particularly is cold, so sometimes it is hard to warm up completely even if one is active. Ah, the romance of wine (hee hee).
On the sales front, I hear that our (relatively new) Northern California distributor, McNeil Wines , is working hard on getting Cima Collina placed throughout Northern California…….more to come.
Dog News: My dog, Tanner, seems to have almost fully recovered from his grape-induced kidney failure. Now, I just need to find him a job to pay back all those vet expenses……anyone have a job for a very cute little Jack Russell??
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