Harvest is here!!
September 2, 2008
Harvest is here and as you can see in these photos, the construction workers are still here too. We were way too optimistic thinking that we would have the first construction project in Napa Valley to actually finish on-time and under budget! You just can’t argue with the fire department especially when it seemed most of California was ablaze.
So, in the last week we moved a few things around, made the crush pad off limits to the construction crew and got back to what we do best…making wine.
Dean is loving the covered and expanded crush area. There is ample room for sorting grapes and every bin of grapes that arrives now rests in the shade before being dumped, sorted, destemmed, sorted some more and ever so gently made into wine. Thus far we have seen a little Pinot Noir and the Sauvignon Blanc is coming in ripe and juicy! Being new to the process, I’m amazed at how many grapes there are. They taste sweet and delicious and I would eat a whole bunch if it weren’t for the seeds and my boss!
As for the construction progress, it continues. The fire sprinklers should finally be going up and we expect stucco soon. The crew promises not to get in our way and we have reminded them…if we can’t make wine, we can’t pay the bills!
