Harvested just a couple days ago, our Cabernet Sauvignon from Stagecoach Vineyards are in a refrigerated truck making their way to the east coast. I was curious as to the number of growing degree days in Napa. Data for Oakville in Napa Valley put the growing degree days over the 2400 mark. This is a […]
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It is a bit more difficult to follow the harvest when it is a few thousand miles away. Growing degree days is just one measurement. In the Oakville area of Napa the number of growing degree days as of 10/2 reached 2344. Of course the number will be different from one area to another. Cabernet […] In the book, A Wine Journey, four chapters recount experiences making wine at home and at wineries. One chapter looks at winemaking experiences at Tin Lizzie Wineworks in Clarksville, Maryland. Here is an excerpt from the chapter about a bladder press. “Traveling around the world and talking to hundreds of winemakers, we heard stories about […] Virginia Cabernet Sauvignon grapes It is already October and time for Kathy and me to get interested in making wine this autumn. We spent most of the day in Virginia, promoting our book, A Wine Journey. Pearmund Cellars and Vint Hill Craft Winery will hold a book signing event. A date will be determined […] We were touring wineries on Prince Edward County in Ontario, Canada when I received a frantic text to call Andy, our daughter’s boyfriend. The problem, there were no bars on the cell phone. Kathy held the phone as I drove to our next appointment. En route, there was an intersection where the phone indicated three […] People have commented that wine is a living thing. It changes and evolves in a wine bottle. It is easy to understand how it evolves while in French oak for twenty months. But it also changes in the bottle? Early last August we bottled our 2009 Illuminatus Cabernet Sauvignon we crafted at Vint Hill Craft […] When we started making wine in 2008 we had to learn about patience. Our mead took ten months to clear, and we were forewarned to be patient. Where do you draw the line between patience and procrastination? We finally bottled our peach wine today. It could have been bottled months ago, however, we procrastinated. Kathy […] I really don’t know why I have a propensity of waiting six months to use my Christmas presents. Kathy gave me a filter for Christmas. We did not filter wines and Kathy made a Muscat that has sediment in the bottle. Normally sediment doesn’t bother us. However, once you pour a glass of the Muscat […] I have been working on a presentation that looks at the many roads that lead to wine knowledge. This presentation is geared to wine writers who, whether they want to face it or not, must to some degree be accountable for their credibility. Yesterday, Kathy and I met with Lisa Baker and her brother Drew […] 2009 Illuminatus Cabernet Sauvignon with Rome in the background A parent wants to know how their children are doing. Whether its classes at school, girl scout or boy scout activities, a job, or adulthood, parents want to know. Winemakers have similar interests wanting to know about the wines they’ve crafted. I knew our 2009 […] |
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