Category: Winemaking
2010 Wine Press
I racked off the two different wines this weekend; here’s the results: Tempranillo – 13.5 gallon Carignane – 14 gal The skins, seeds, etc, all went into the compost heap. We mixed a little straw in with it to keep the smell down ;-). The Carignane has somewhat of a funky smell. It’s not bad,…
Adventure Harvesting Grapes in Mexico
My friend, Ken, and I headed down to Mexico to pick up some grapes from a vineyard he knew about down there. He has a beach house in Kino Bay and was very familiar with the area. Crush season is always hectic, as you just get one variety going in the fermenter, when the next…
2010 Crush Preparation.
I’m getting everything ready for this year’s crush. I did some work on the old press. The old press pan and basket were in sad shape, so I replaced them. I bought a new basket off e-bay and made a press pan out of a 3″ deep stainless steel pan that I took to a…
2009 Wines
I have three different wines aging currently; Mourvedre, Tempranillo, and Zinfandel. The Mourvedre was made from grapes grown by Bob Johnson at Colibri Vineyards. These were plump berries with good flavor and very few blemishes. I extended maceration on this, pressing after 14 days. I used a combination of D80 and Syrah yeasts, in two…