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Chardonnay Harvest & Crush

10.03.2010

Today was beautiful! A group of about 25 or 30 people picking and processing and having a great time in the vineyards. Carol won the award for most beautiful cluster of grapes. The process seemed so fast and yet here I sit 8 hours later and we are still cleaning up. We had a fantastic [...]

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2010 Crush is Underway

09.28.2010

Crush is here! We processed our first batch of 2010 grapes, Merlot from Jessica Vineyard (West Richland, WA) this week. Fermentation is underway, and within the next 10 days or so, we’ll have Merlot wine to press! We plan on harvesting our Chardonnay October 2nd-3rd, after which will closely follow our estate Merlot and Syrah [...]

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First crush of 2009 a success!

09.18.2009

We picked over 10,000 lbs. of Chardonnay and Pinot gris September 12th/13th.  During those 2 days, over 30 volunteers helped us out with picking, processing, and celebrating the event. The Chardonnay grapes were perfectly ripe at 24 brix, or about 24% sugar.  Once pressed, we had roughly 700 gallons of Chardonnay juice, which is currently [...]

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Winery’s First Crush

05.15.2009

In 2008, we converted a pole barn on the property into a 4500 square foot processing facility and cellar. We installed a ground source heat pump for our heating and cooling system. The indoor crush pad is built up 15 feet to utilize gravity during processing, which has less impact on the grapes.     [...]

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