Wine & wine Making

Jerry 16 years ago

Hi:

The harvest is in full swing in California. To date we have made Viognier, Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Pinot Noir, Grenache, Tempranillo, Sangiovese and Dolcetto. Some lots as small as 2 tons, others 13-15 tons. Hectic, but terrific!

When we eat during harvest, it's often junk food, as time is limited. That's not as bad as it sounds, as it certainly makes our appreciation of good food more intense as the harvest progresses.

We still cook on weekends, and whenever the days end at a reasonable hour. Should get back to cooking every night in a month or so.

This winter we will spend a great deal of time pairing foods and wines, as wll as tending the new wines to see what will most likely be best eaten with them.

Nice to discover this group.

Jerry

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Zeppo 16 years ago

Jerry, OK, I'll bite. Which winery are you with?

Jon

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Jerry 16 years ago

Jon

I am a partner and winemaker in a custom crush facility in Paso Robles. We did about 10,000 cases last year, and this year will do less due to the economic impact on both on growers and winemakers. The name of the winery is The Crush @ Paso Robles on the central coast of CA. I also make wine for our small (nano) label at the Stephen Ross Winery in CA.

The best part of being involved with a custom crush facility is that a winemaker has opportunities to make a wide variety of wines that would be very difficult to duplicate on one's own ($$$). For example, I was able to make 13 different varietals last year, and am closing in on 10 this year.

I joined this group to communicate with other wine lovers, winemakers, wine educators and students of this arcane art. As i am sure you know, folks who really enjoy wine can talk about it for hours, maybe even days!

Jerry

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Mark Lipton 16 years ago

Very cool, Jerry. Next time we're in Paso, we'll stop by to say hi. Welcome to alt.food.wine, BTW. I hope that you find the discussion here of interest. We're mostly consumers here, and traffic is modest at best, but it's an international cast of characters with a fairly broad range of views.

Cheers!

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Jerry 16 years ago

As well as a winemaker, I too am a consumer! Why not? As someone who may, and I repeat may, have a bit more technical knowledge than the average person, please feel free to ask me anything about wine or winemaking. I will do my best to respond in a timely manner.

Jerry

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