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Blending Tag

01 Feb Starting the new vintage…

As the bountiful harvest from the 2013 vintage rest in the cellar, we begin to prepare with anticipation for what 2014 will offer us.  In this viticultural environment, the grape variability from year to year is truly dependent on what mother nature provides.  A warmer...

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03 May More Riesling Blending

The past few days we've been finishing the tank blends on the next set of four Rieslings - the 2011 Dry Riesling, 2011 Hobbit Hollow Vineyard Riesling, 2011 Patrician Verona Vineyard Riesling, and 2011 Nutt Road Vineyard Riesling.  The Dry Riesling has a snappy, crisp...

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23 Apr Readying the Rieslings

Because of the inclement weather, we decided to focus our attention on indoor activities.  The early Spring has led us out of the cellar and into the vineyard, prolonging some of our normal seasonal cellar tasks.  One of those tasks is wrapping up the blends...

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