2011 Harvest Complete

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April 22nd 2011

Published: April 22nd 2011

(See below for an update - Pressing Complete) Our day started at 6.30am for the 2011 wine grape harvest in our micro mini vineyard. After a really promising start to the season and then so many hiccups (too much rain, an attack of powdery mildew, honey eating birds breaking into the netting, fruit fly, and lots and lots more rain) our harvest turned out reasonably ok. The process for the day ..... Read Full Entry

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Gretta cleans up

cleaning the primary fermenter

The Vineyard Pooch

Gustavus Adolphus the II

cleaning the primary

wheeling in the primary tank

the wine room

the vineyard work done until pruning

harvest done

wine makes the world a better place

or so says the shirt

chew the fat

the hired help

primary tank

thank goodness this is a hobby and not my main living! fun but a challenge

Lorenza straining the juice

Pressing 1/5/11

Lorenza straining the juice

Pressing 1/5/11

the workings of the ratchet press

the press cake

scrubbing

the not so glamorous side of winemaking, lots of scrubbing, washing and cleaning

A slightly larger press

my cousin's press in Alsace is just a bit bigger than my mini version

22nd April 2011

Guido
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Great
Looks enormously proffessional. I presume to get a invitation for the first bottle to waste on temporary happiness? Cheers

22nd April 2011

Allison
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I just went on my first vineyard tour not too long ago, and this blog makes me want to go again right now! Thanks for sharing! http://www.culturezest.org/home/users/detail?UserHexID=695E4EC1-9463-4777-8039-08F881B85195

23rd April 2011

Ross Goodman
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ross@redgument.com.au
Looks great , I hope you enjoy the end wine !

24th April 2011

Florence
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Magnificent job ! This is surely a great fun adventure to harvest and then preparing the wine ! When will you drink this one ? I guess you already enjoy the prior years? Yummy ! Thanks for sharing the photos !

25th April 2011

Rob_n_Lorenza
Rob & Lorenza B

Dear Florence, this will be ok to drink by about November, but better with some age in the barrel for a year or more.

15th June 2011

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Some how I'm just reading this blog
I must have missed this one or the memory is failing me. Very nice blog. Enjoyed the photos of the harvest. Let's hope it is a good season and the grapes are good.

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