“Anticipation, anticipation
Is making me late
Is keeping me waiting…”
Harvest 2009 is close. Oh so close.
The Cabernet was at 23.8 over the weekend. Merlot – 23.5. pHs are in the 3.4s.
So begins the harvest dance, that maddening balance between fruit health, flavor intensity, acidity, pH and brix.
We decided to take our Pinot Gris as juice this year, rather than berries, so we have two 275-gallon totes heading for Palisade this weekend from Washington State.
We also have 5-6 tons of Riesling that should be ready this week as well.
Thursday is the critical day this week. It’s supposed to get down to 36 degrees overnight. We had a hard freeze last year, and had to take what mother nature gave us.
C’mon weather – give us one more week…..
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