ChefJCarey
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Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:06 pm
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Redwinger
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Wed Mar 22, 2006 2:36 pm
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ChefJCarey
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Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:06 pm
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Redwinger wrote:Joseph-
A lot of what I had been reading up until about a week ago (yeah, it is the internet afterall) put many of the sites with harvest dates between 10/10 and 10/20. I wonder if the grapes are truly ready, or if the rains forced growers hands a bit. I suspect the weather for the next 10 days will determine if the decision to pick "early" was the best option.
Overall, it appears to be a very challenging vintage with the cold start and the rains at harvest.
Bill
Redwinger
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Wed Mar 22, 2006 2:36 pm
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Linda L wrote:Thought I would toss in my two cents, which is about all my opinion is worth regarding harvest decisions. We have been hanging around the winery like a bunch of race horses, waiting to load and go. So far all we have in-house is a bit of eastern washington fruit with a small amount to come in Sunday and a small lot of Pinot Gris which came in late Thursday ( about 18 Tons ). The gris is not what I would call optimum, but we feel that with the amounts we still have coming it should provide a nice back-bone to the blend. We have NO Pinot Noir and no plans to pick anytime soon and have not seen the trucks rolling full of totes. Most of the other winemakers I have been running into are not into full fledge "go like hell" mode yet, and with the rains I don't expect that to start anytime soon.
Most of the vineyards we use are not ready yet, and our call will be to wait. It is one of a winemakers biggest responsibilities deciding when to pick, but after having been in this valley my entire life, I have learned not to panic. Worrying does no good, doesn't change a thing about the outcome and in fact can taint your ability to make a clear and good choice.
What I suspect that Cary may be speaking about might relate to younger vines, or vines that showing signs of stress ?
So far I think our vintage is stacking up to be a nice one, we made up some time in the last few weeks with the warm weather, and expect to make some mighty tasty wines in 2008 with a little patience on our part and of course some co-operation from the weather gods.
Linda
ChefJCarey
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Howie Hart
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Redwinger
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Wed Mar 22, 2006 2:36 pm
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Anders Källberg
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Sun Mar 26, 2006 10:48 am
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Linda L wrote:So, off we go for another wild ride called harvest. I suspect from now through the next week we will be going non-stop, trying to beat the "real rains".
Linda
Bob Henrick
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Thu Mar 23, 2006 7:35 pm
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Redwinger wrote:Hi Linda- Glad you chimed in with your nickel's worth.
May the weather Gods be with you and your patience rewarded.
Cheers, Bill
Redwinger
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Wed Mar 22, 2006 2:36 pm
Way Down South In Indiana, USA
Bob Henrick wrote:Redwinger wrote:Hi Linda- Glad you chimed in with your nickel's worth.
May the weather Gods be with you and your patience rewarded.
Cheers, Bill
Bill, have you ever had one of Linda's wines? No? See what you missed by not coming to Mo'Cool last August? Linda was there, and she brought Pinots! She also brought a hand carried bottle of her unbottled (at that time) of her 2007 pinot gris special delivery for me. It is the most Loire like PG I have ever had, and her 2006 (which I am getting low on) was damned good in it's own right.
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