Harvest is in full swing

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On Sept 6th we had a successful release party for our club members. Good food paired with our outstanding wines. A good time was had by all. Then on September 12 we harvested our Chardonnay. It came in perfect with ideal sugar-acid balance. We will have a little less than usual so you should watch for the 2008. The next day we harvested the Viognier and again it is perfect with a rich flowery nose and the juice is yummy. Again we got about half what we got in 2007.

Today we harvested the first of our four blocks of Cabernet Sauvignon. The block I call old clone or maybe old vine was planted in 1974 and is a little behind the rest. It is harder to pick than the others because the bunches and berries are so small. It is concentrated because the juice to seed ratio is also very small.

Tomorrow we will harvest our second block of Cabernet and then take a rest for a couple days.

Crush is always my favorite time of the year. The work is hard but exciting and you can see how well you have treated your grapes. It is true that in a winery where terroir is expressed in the wine the wine is made in the vineyard. That is why Sierra Vista wines differ from year to year because terroir, the essence of the climate, soil, exposure(N,S, E ,W) varies especially with climate so our grapes and wine are a result of that variance. And that is what makes our wines exciting and delicious.

As I have said before:The following I will be including on every blog I post. This is because I hope you will forward our blog address to all your email friends and you never know who might be able to help Sierra Vista. One thing I would like to hear about is when you drink a bottle of Sierra Vista wine that you really enjoy and why you liked it. I would also like to hear about what food you had it with or if you drank it without eating. Another thing is, as I mentioned in the previous post and will include in all future posts, is if any of you know a small wine distributor in any state, please let me know so I can contact them about carrying our wine. If you don't know any distributors you might ask at your favorite wine shop for the names of several small distributors and include them in your comment on this blog. I would appreciate it very much. If you do not want to comment on this blog you could email me at syrah@sierravistawinery.com