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From the Vineyard

More Bottling and More Tasting

03.31.2010

Beth Mort
I actually got to go to the winery over the weekend and finally help bottle! This is great for me because I recently just finished up graduate school and so it felt like a little vacation. The rest of the family – Ma and Pa Sanborn – came out to help also so the [...]

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Red Wine Aging

03.23.2010

Melissa Sanborn
I love making red wine. It’s relatively cooperative, doesn’t ask for much, and requires much less attention than white wine. Once fermentations are complete and the wine is nestled into its barrel for the year, red wine can just hang out for the duration of its aging. Sure, you need to [...]

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Winter Pruning

03.03.2010

Melissa Sanborn
Winter pruning is among us! We started pruning February 7th and let me tell you, there is something a wee bit disheartening about pruning your first vine of the season and looking up at the 10,000 left awaiting their turn. We are, however, currently half way through the vineyard and about to move onto [...]

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The art of filtering Idaho white wine

02.02.2010

Melissa Sanborn
Because the industry usually demands them to be clear and brilliant, white wines undergo different stages of clarification in the winery. If you’re lucky, a wine will clarify on its own with time and a little racking. If not, there are a few options open to winemakers: filtration is one of those options. Along [...]

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Who is really writing these blog posts?

01.30.2010

I bet that many of you think that these updates are coming straight from Melissa and Mike and although that is partially true, there is more to the story. I feel kind of sneaky keeping you all in the dark so I’ll formally introduce myself. I am Melissa’s sister-in-law Beth. You can find me below [...]

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Sulfur and Wine — what’s the deal?

01.15.2010

One of the most universal and widely used preservatives in winemaking is sulfur dioxide (SO2), or more commonly, sulfites. Known for its antimicrobial and antioxidant properties, it is added at specific stages of winemaking to prevent both spoilage by unwanted microorganisms and oxidation during crush. What many don’t know is that yeast actually [...]

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Sold Out!

01.12.2010

We are sold out of our 2008 Riesling – at the winery! You can still pick up a bottle at local markets.
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Wine Tour of the Palouse

01.05.2010

This tour brings you a little closer to the wineries and vineyards in the Palouse area. You can even get a look at our place too! This is a nice distraction from the cold — enjoy.

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Welcome to the new Website!

12.29.2009

It is almost the New Year — 2010 (sounds so futuristic doesn’t it?) and we are officially launching this lovely new website and will be updating our blog here from now on. Thanks for following us in our adventures and we look forward to an incredible year with all of you. And by the way [...]

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White Wine Clarification

12.29.2009

Happy Holidays everyone! Winter is a good time to begin “prepping” white wines for clarification. Usually, white wines will clarify fairly well on their own with time and gravity, but sometimes they need an extra boost. Racking, filtering, fining, and/or cold stabilizing the wine are measures taken in the cellar to aid in wine clarification [...]

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