2009 Harvest is in the Bag!
Blog – 11/12/09 Topic : Harvest
After a long and challenging couple of months, today marks the last day of the 2009 harvest for Castoro Cellars!! That’s right I said it, “harvest is over!” We wrapped up our harvest at Castoro by picking our Whale Rock Carignane and Whale Rock Charbono, two Old Italian workhorse varietals. As we finished picking the final clusters it began to rain, which is a wonderful sign from Mother Nature that harvest is truly over.
Although harvest is over, there is still plenty of work to be done around the winery. For the first time we are pretty much 100% out of tank space at Castoro. We literally have full tanks of wine everywhere and it can be a bit challenging to deal with. A lot of careful thought needs to go into every movement of wine at a time like this. Luckily, with no more grapes coming in, we will have plenty of time to figure out what we are going to do with all of this Dam Fine Wine. We have truly been blessed over the years at Castoro to have had such an amazing crew of dedicated workers on our team. We really feel that we can take on any challenges that come our way and we continually are able to put more and more thought and care into the wines we make. Most of this is thanks to our customers and all of the people around the world who enjoy having a glass of Castoro with dinner or a sip of late harvest Zin on the ski slopes to warm the soul!!
On a musical note, we just enjoyed two nights of amazing music at Castoro with Grammy nomintated Canadian favorites The Duhks. The Duhks performed at Castoro this past Thursday and Friday and both shows were absolutely amazing. Both nights The Duhks had the crowd on their feet cheering for more. We were fortunate enough to have the Duhks stay with us for a couple days before the show as well as the two nights they played. As with most touring acts, any down time is greatly appreciated and staying at Castoro was like a mini vacation from the road for The Duhks. On Wednesday night they cooked Niels, Bimmer and Chris an amazing meal and ended the night challenging Niels to a long game of darts in the wine cellar. Life on the road is incredibly tough and The Duhks know all about it. They have been on the road for about 8 years off and on and about 2 years non-stop. They play music they love and they play because they love to do it, and it really shows. If you haven’t had a chance to hear their beautiful music you can check it out at www.duhks.com .
Til next time . . .
Stay posted,
Luke
