Wine 2026 – Update #01
03 November 2025 Why am I posting a 2026 wine plans post while the 2025’s are still fermenting? Because there’s always a backlog of wines we want to make but lack the capacity to...
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Wine 2025 – Update #03
03 November 2025 I decided to post a wrap-up of the 2025 plans to explain our final decisions. For various reasons beyond her control, Beth’s vineyard did not yield sufficient Marechal Foch for our...
2025 Pinot Noir
updated 11/09/2025 October 2025 Today we crushed 8 lugs (288 lbs, 130.6 kg) Pinotage, and brought home 2 buckets Verdicchio and 2 buckets Pinot Noir. Ingredients Fruit 2x 23 liters Pinot Noir juice pomace...
2025 Verdicchio
updated 11/09/2025 October 2025 Today we crushed 8 lugs (288 lbs, 130.6 kg) Pinotage, and brought home 2 buckets Verdicchio and 2 buckets Pinot Noir. Ingredients Fruit 2x 23 liters Verdicchio juice Maceration Enzyme...
2025 Pinotage
updated 11/11/2025 October 2025 Today we crushed 8 lugs (288 lbs, 130.6 kg) Pinotage, and brought home 2 buckets Verdicchio and 2 buckets Pinot Noir. Ingredients Fruit 8 lugs Pinotage Maceration Enzyme 12 ml...
2025 Wines in Detail
updated 11/11/2025 As with last year, this will be an on-going blog of the wines started in 2025. Currently I’m on an annual cycle, starting grape wines in the fall. This is not any...
2025 Chardonnel
updated 11/09/2025 September 2025 Yesterday my son & I drove 4 hours to Glade Spring Vineyard, crushed 120 lbs Chardonnel, 210 lbs Baco Noir, 25 lbs Marechal Foch, and 25 lbs Leon Millot. This...
2025 Baco Noir
updated 11/09/2025 September 2025 Yesterday my son & I drove 4 hours to Glade Spring Vineyard, crushed 120 lbs Chardonnel, 210 lbs Baco Noir, 25 lbs Marechal Foch, and 25 lbs Leon Millot. This...
Wine 2025 – Update #02
18 July 2025 Shannon, Eric, & I have discussed various options, and things are still in flux, meaning we have ideas but nothing is firm. Side Note: I like re-reading these planning posts, as...
Bottle Labels – 2025
Wines Bottled in 2025 Note: These labels are from wines bottled in 2025, not started in 2025. The Chardonnel label was a hit on the first version. I posted it for Shannon and Eric...