2006 harvest update

The 2006 harvest is now underway and we're knee- and arms-deep in gooey grape goodness. We're too busy to provide much of an update, but plan on providing full disclosure of all our adventures once the craziness subsides.

In the meantime, keep an eye on our Photos section as we'll be posting pictures we take along the way.

Here a quick update on our antics:

Sun. Sept 17 -- Bottled 2005 Pinot Noir (pics)
Thu. Sept 21 -- Crushed 1/2 a ton of Viognier (pics)
Sun. Sept 24 -- Bottled 2005 Grenache (pics)
Tue. Sept 26 -- Visited Fairview Ranch in SLH (pics)
Thur. Sept 28 -- Crushed 1.2 tons of Zinfandel from Ray Teldeschi in Dry Creek, Sonoma (pics)
Sat. Sept 30 -- Crushed 1.5 tons of Pinot Noir 667 from Fairview Ranch (pics by professional photographer Jeff Pflueger)
Mon. Oct. 2 -- Crushed 1 ton of Syrah from Casatierra Vineyard in the Sierra's for custom-crush clients
Tue. Oct. 3 -- Crushed 2 tons of Pinot Noir Pom4 and 1 ton of 667 from Fairview Ranch
Thur. Oct 5 -- Getting 3 tons of Grenache from Eaglepoint in Mendocino (pics)
Fri. Oct 13 -- Pressing 1.25 tons of Old Vine Zinfandel from Teldeschi Vineyard in Dry Creek(pics; see the juicy press)
Nov. 1-- Crushed 3 tons of Syrah from Las Madres in Carneros