The wet weather has arrived! I'd been warned about its impending arrival countless times over the past three months, but by the end of October I must admit that I was becoming a bit dubious. However, from our perch atop Hilltop Lane we've had a front row seat for the endless parade of clouds that cant quite seem to take flight. Since all of the Domaine Serene interns live on property, our daily commute to the winery is by footpath through the vineyards. On our morning trek I don't think we've had more than ten feet of visibility through the thick pea soup of fog in nearly a week. I wouldn't think it possible to get lost on a five minute walk, but somehow I take enough meandering blind turns that my commute time has doubled.
The wet weather couldn't have been better timed in terms of winery operations. The day before the rains hit, we brought in our last fruit of the vintage: Chardonnay from the Clos du Soleil vineyard on the Evenstad Estate. By the time the first drops fell we were all comfortably indoors, our sorting table done for the season and spotlessly cleaned.
Although we took a short breath to congratulate each other on a successful harvest, we quickly resumed work as the realization dawned that the real work was yet to come. Although the fruit receival phase of the vintage is concluded, we have a winery brimming with grapes waiting (some patiently, others less so) to be become world-class wine. Our fermentations are in full swing, and our presses are fired up and running around the clock. We are absolutely in the thick of it. – Written by Zach Bryant, Harvest Intern. Photos by Megan Jones.
The wet weather couldn't have been better timed in terms of winery operations. The day before the rains hit, we brought in our last fruit of the vintage: Chardonnay from the Clos du Soleil vineyard on the Evenstad Estate. By the time the first drops fell we were all comfortably indoors, our sorting table done for the season and spotlessly cleaned.
Although we took a short breath to congratulate each other on a successful harvest, we quickly resumed work as the realization dawned that the real work was yet to come. Although the fruit receival phase of the vintage is concluded, we have a winery brimming with grapes waiting (some patiently, others less so) to be become world-class wine. Our fermentations are in full swing, and our presses are fired up and running around the clock. We are absolutely in the thick of it. – Written by Zach Bryant, Harvest Intern. Photos by Megan Jones.
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