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News from the Vineyard
At our elevation, our grapes are ripening a week or two later than many other area vineyards. However, we are now seeing véraison, or the onset of grape ripening throughout the vineyard. Our pinot grigio (pictured here) turns a purplish gray (or gris/grigio in French/Italian). The team has pulled up the nets to cover and protect the fruit as it continues to ripen. We are also seeing ripening with some of the reds with the merlot and cabernet franc being first.
While the weather certainly has not been ideal with the amount of rain we have had the last few months, we are still hopeful that we will have a promising harvest. We are working on more detailed harvest estimations and preparing the cellar to process all the fruit. Pretty soon we will be testing the sugar levels in the fruit to determine when to pick each varietal.
In the cellar, we are preparing to bottle our final wine prior to harvest. We will bottle Situationally Dependent (a Chambourcin/Cabernet Franc blend) next week.
We look forward to seeing you soon in the tasting room, for our September 17 member party or our September food and wine pairing.
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