Bending the Third Rail
Because We Should, We Can, We Do
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Harvest 2006
Blogger has been a pain to try and post pics. Here's another attempt ....

This is what the first row's harvest looked like. That's about 50 lbs. of Cabernet Franc's.

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The vines are very tired and ready for a rest. A big drink of water, strip off some leaves to prepare for next years crop, then take a break.

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This is what 275 lbs of grapes looks like. They're sitting in receiving department of the "winery"

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Of course, every classy winery has a cool sign ......

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This would be the main fermentation chamber. On the left are some Petite Syrah's I started a week ago. The big bucket is the new harvest.

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Finally, the winery lab .....

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It was a harvest bounty beyond my expectations and should yield about six cases of wine. I shall be busy with this years production for sure .......
1 Comments:
Blogger Lynne said...
Wow, that's cool. Your sign makes me laugh.