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Let the harvest begin, grapes are in!

It seems like only yesterday I was writing the first harvest blog for the 2010 harvest and now I’m writing the first harvest blog for 2011! Crazy how time flies, especially when you’re having fun! As many of you may know, this year is another “late harvest” (not referring to the dessert wine) brought on by milder summer weather. The grapes love the summer heat and when we don’t get that intense heat they take a little longer to ripen.

This week we are happy to say our 2011 harvest is officially underway and one of my favorite varietals, the Dos Viñas Fume Blanc or Sauvignon Blanc, was the one to break the ice. By the end of the week we will have picked all of the Fume Blanc and Viognier from our Dos Viñas vineyard with the Stone’s Throw Viognier soon to follow. The Blind Faith Pinot Noir is getting close as well and is looking to be our first red of 2011.

As long as the weather holds out and we don’t see any early rains, we are looking to have a very good harvest in 2011. So far, this year is looking very similar to last year in terms of temperature and last year was a great harvest, minus the early rains in September and October. Our winemaker Tom is anticipating a very high quality crop based on this year’s weather patterns and crop level and I have a feeling he knows what he is talking about!

In other good news, our winery is now certified organic, which was quite the process, but well worth the mountains of paperwork! We can now put organic logos on our labels and even produce organic wines if we choose! Pretty exciting stuff if you ask me!

Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more harvest updates and enjoy the warm days while they last! (Maybe even with a glass of Dam Fine Wine!)

Cheers,

Luke

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