This week we barreled the Morelli Lane Pinot Noir and pressed the UCD 18 Las Brisas Pinot Noir on Wednesday. Thursday, Jack and Randy rented a truck to drive up to RRV to get the Alegria Syrah grapes. Martha and I stayed behind to clean and set up all of the equipment so we would be ready to go when they returned with the grapes. However, things did not go that smoothly....Randy and Jack got stuck in traffic and didn't arrive at the Alegria vineyard until 10:30am, then they had to wait for the pickers to pick 5 tons of Syrah grapes. They got back on the road around 2:30pm and ended up at the winery at 4pm (we had projected they would arrive at Lost Canyon Winery at 1pm!!!). This crush took way longer because the grapes were picked in 1 ton bins and we had to dump them into 1/2 ton bins to fit on the s
orting machine. We acted quickly because we had to maximize our use of daylight hours. The grapes came in at 27brix. Most volunteers bailed due to the lateness of the grapes. However, Mi
ke Hardie came to the rescue and a new volunteer showed up too, along with Jack's son in law!!! It was a long night and their help was very appreciated. After everything was all cleaned up it was 9:30pm!Saturday, we had our biggest crush, 12 tons! We had 5 volunteers come in to help us with Trenton Station Syrah. These grapes looked great, and were at 25 brix. The crushing process was done in record time, 11am-2:30pm we crushed 12 tons. I thought we would be going until 5pm. The sorting crew was awesome! Thanks, volunteers!!
Also, took some photos from the point of view at the top of the crusher. Enjoy! Only one more vineyard to go.....Stage Gulch coming next week.
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