2024 Vidal
October 2024 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. Ingredients Fruit 130 lbs Vidal Maceration Enzyme...
Monthly Archive: October 2024
2024 Pinot Noir
October 2024 We decided to continue the idea of adding juice buckets to the pomace of other grapes. This year the grapes are Chambourcin and Chelois, French-American hybrids. The juice buckets are Pinot Noir....
2024 Wines in Detail
Last updated 12/15/2024 I sort of changed my mind regarding the “In Detail” posts. This post details events of the 2024 winemaking season, but without intending to explain the details of any specific thing...
2024 Chelois
October 2024 Yesterday my son & I drove 4 hours to Glade Spring Vineyard, crushed 125 lbs Chardonnel, 300 lbs Chambourcin, and 300 lbs Chelois. This one takes some figuring, as it’s definitely fermenting,...
2024 Chambourcin
October 2024 Yesterday my son & I drove 4 hours to Glade Spring Vineyard, crushed 125 lbs Chardonnel, 300 lbs Chambourcin, and 300 lbs Chelois. Ingredients Fruit 300 lbs Chambourcin, divided into 2 batches...
2024 Chardonnel
October 2024 Yesterday my son & I drove 4 hours to Glade Spring Vineyard. Working with the vineyard owners, we crushed 125 lbs Chardonnel, 300 lbs Chambourcin, and 300 lbs Chelois. Then crushed another...