As we all know it has been a cool summer and the grapes are behind. So far we have only taken in two vineyards in the northern end of the Russian River Valley, which doesnt leave much winemaking activities to be had in the cellar at this time, other than a few punchdowns a day. Last year at this time all of the Pinot Noir had been harvested.
The weather has been very mild with the exception of a couple days where it warmed up to around 85-88 last weekend. Lots of the grapes from different vineyards are at similar levels of ripeness, and we may be seeing everything come in at once, possibly within the next 7-10 days. And, to make things a little more complicated there is the possibility of rain this weekend, followed by more cool weather in the 70's.
The cellar is spotless and the harvest team is ready for anything, so bring on the grapes!
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