Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Chardonnay development 9-27-11












Here are two shots of Chardonnay, one of Cabernet and the flower garden in front of the winery. The Chardonnay is about a week of good weather away from harvest while the cab is a week and a half of good weather away, maybe two. However one block of Grenache the estate Rayas vineyard is almost there. Zin old clone is ready as far as the sugar goes but it is high acid. We may pick 2 or 3 blocks the end of this week or the beginning of next. What fun.


I am starting to name my blocks of grapes. We have the Rayas vineyard as Grenache block 1
the Castel vineyard is Grenache block 2, The Reeves Zinfandel is the first Zin we planted while the next zin is the old clone vineyard. We have an old clone Cab. I need some more names.

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