“Well, woke up this morning with a wine glass in my hand!”
winemaking requires constant vigilance...work, work, work for Sue and I and our son Keith
Wow! Summertime is already here and things on the farm are spinning in a state of controlled chaos. Cherry harvest starts just after the 4th of July. There go two weeks with no sleep! Then after a short break, peach harvest for the next six weeks and we are into September. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. The long awaited latest vintage of the Devil's Head Red is in the bottle, tasting and selling nicely. So are the 2015 Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, and Muscat. More Syrah and Peach Train to bottle sometime before fall to make room for this year's harvest, which by the way is shaping up to be spectacular! This is the first year I can recall where winter never got below zero degrees and there were zero spring frosts. Unheard of! We have no bad weather to blame, so the pressure is really on us this year! We've had a couple nice showers in the past week, gorgeous sunny days, and all the vines and trees are a beautiful deep green. Yes, it's such an embarrassment of riches I am practically blushing. Or perhaps that's the wine?