2024 Vidal

by Bryan · Published October 20, 2024 · Updated July 21, 2025

updated 07/02/2025

Today I met the owners of Glade Spring Vineyard to get the Vidal, which is already crushed. This is the last wine of the year.

The Vidal label went through numerous iterations, as we disagreed on the fonts and colors. But the final result is worth it.

Picked up the grapes, which is very cold. SG reading is from the vineyard owner.	10/20/2024 SG 1.062
Weigh the grapes, weight was a bit below original figure, so adjusted amounts. Added 2 ml Cinn Free to 20 gallon Brute, poured all grapes on top. Added 4 lbs sugar and stirred. Measured SG in 3 places: 1.082, 1.082, 1.092. Obviously needs more stirring. Stirred really well, checked SG again in 3 places: 1.088 Update: added the starter plus Lalvin 31.	10/21/2024 SG 1.088
Added 2 tsp DAP at punch down.	10/23/2024 SG —
Pressed with rice hulls, grossing 12 gallons.	10/27/2024 SG 0.997
Pumped all wines into homogenized batch. Acid is much reduced, so it appears MLF has completed. Will conduct chromatography in the near future. Added 15.6 g FT Blanc Soft and 3/4 tsp K-meta. Racked into one 23 liter carboy, one 19 liter carboy, and 0ne 750 ml bottle.	11/21/2024 SG 0.997
Treated the 23 liter carboy with 1 tsp bentonite made into a slurry. Topped both carboys with a few ounces of a commercial unoaked chardonnay. Started acid chromatography test.	01/19/2025 SG 0.997
Chromatography indicates MLF went to completion.	01/20/2025 SG 0.997
Treated second carboy with 1 tsp bentonite made into a slurry.	03/23/2025 SG 0.997
Racked, add 14 oz glycerin, bottled.	07/02/2025 SG 0.997