The harvest may be over, but fermentations are in full swing. Punching down 9 tanks and 81 bins full of warm bubbly Pinot noir three times a day, every day…
Archive for October, 2009
2009 Vintage – Climbing up, punching down
Posted in The Vineyard Life, tagged 2009 Vintage, bethel heights, Bethel Heights Vineyard, fermentation, harvest, Oregon Pinot Noir, pinot noir on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
2009 Harvest – Break for lunch!
Posted in The Vineyard Life, tagged 2009 harvest, bethel heights, Bethel Heights Vineyard, harvest, marilyn webb on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some say the best thing about harvest is lunch time! Marilyn cooks for the crew almost every day, with occasional breaks for a guest chef. Salmon chowder with bacon was such a big hit that we posted the recipe on our web site recipe archive. Bon appetit!
2009 Harvest – Flipping 480 Boxes
Posted in The Vineyard Life, tagged 2009 Vintage, bethel heights, Bethel Heights Vineyard, harvest, Oregon Pinot Noir, pinot noir on October 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
480 boxes flipped since September 28: Dump, sort, destem, repeat…
480 boxes flipped (240 tons), September 28 – October 17, 2009
2009 Harvest – Picking 480 boxes, bucket by bucket
Posted in The Vineyard Life, tagged 2009 Vintage, bethel heights, Bethel Heights Vineyard, harvest, Willamette Valley on October 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
480 boxes = 240 tons, bucket by bucket…