Mike pressed off the last of the 2008 Grist Vineyard on Wednesday and harvest is now officially OVER! Whoo-Hooo!! You always remember the first load of grapes coming in and the last lot pressed off. Mike climbed into tank 302 and did the shoveling himself. Maybe there’s a day off in his future!
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After five days of cold soak, the Old Block Grist Syrah has started to ferment.  And boy did it get going! In one day it dropped 10 degrees brix.  As we were pumping over the small tank, the temperature was hovering around 80 degrees which is real good. There are several different methods that Mike […]

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Grist Vineyard is located about a mile and a half from the winery so the drive takes around ten minutes.  Our fruit arrived just after lunch and we were all really excited to get the grapes crushed as soon as possible.  The fruit tasted really sweet and delicious and the skins were just starting to […]

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Although we don’t talk about it much, one of the most important things to Mike and me when we qualify our growers and vineyards is the crew.  I was reminded of this yesterday as word came out that this would be the last day picking for most of the guys working. While it’s just the beginning […]

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