Blog – Page 48 – Stefania Wine

Posted 19 September 2008 3790

We left this morning at 8am to head to Chaine d’Or. Our goal for the day was to prep the crush pad and vineyard for tomorrows harvest. The...

Posted 17 September 2008 3789

Last night at the gym was a little hard. After working hard for 4 of the last 5 days, we still shuttled off at 7PM to hit the gym. We

Posted 17 September 2008 3760

The first stop this morning was at Chaine d’ Or to pick up barrel racks. Jerry and I set off at 7:30. I checked in on the Haut Tubee, and...

Posted 15 September 2008 3788

The winery weekend started on Friday. We spent the entire day cleaning. Everything. Top to bottom, every nook and cranny. Wiped, washed...

Posted 15 September 2008 3799

Sunday morning we got out and visited a couple vineyards that are getting close to harvest. I only took pictures at one though. After visiting the...

Posted 14 September 2008 3700

Stefania has been busy all afternoon in the home office, printing and preparing the fall offer letter. Her and I have signed all 400+ copies and...

Posted 14 September 2008 3626

The base for the Haut Tubee is now in bin and should start fermenting soon. We crushed about 450 pounds this morning. That means we just have...

Posted 13 September 2008 3791

We started at 7:30 this morning, harvesting the grapes around our house. We usually just get about 200lbs, and this year was no different...

Posted 12 September 2008 3745

Today Stef, Jerry and I spent the day at Chaine d’Or getting everything cleaned and ready for harvest. From this point out, we’re...

Posted 11 September 2008 3638

We’re starting to narrow in on some picking windows for the start of harvest. I’ve heard that in Napa and Sonoma things are well under...

Posted 08 September 2008 3741

I’ve added a new link to the blog for ‘Friends of the Winemakers’. FOW for short, is a group Stef and I joined originally as...

Posted 06 September 2008 3727

I originally published this on the Wine Spectator Forum in a thread about hurricane Gustav: I just wanted to indulge myself in a little story. It...