celebration time

Lou:

I think October 29th (the date of your post) may have been premature for some of us!

Here in Oregon early grapes all picked with low rumblings this year to be a great vintage...then the rains came in mid October threatening late season crop.

As it turned out we had an window of Indian Summer giving the late season grapes a chance to dry out, get Brix and TA's in order and pick in a panic about the time of your post.

Great Pinot, Chardonnay, Sav Blanc, and fruits wines this year, no doubt. Cab, Merlot... we'll see. The grapes had a chance to hang in the cool weather, then finish off nicely before picking. Could be good, definately could've been worse.

Most of the years vintage is in the garage now in jugs. Still have plums and elderberries in the freezer and 5gal of cab being syrup fed for port.

Pinot Noir Zin/Petite Syrah Field Blend (2/3-1/3) Gamay Reisling Savignon Blanc Chardonnay (making CA style, oaked, MLF, sur-lie) Grenache Cabernet Savignon Pear Yet to be processed - Plums will go into another Port Wine Elderberry - picked very late, the birds got most of the crop. Mature, very tasty.

Steve Oregon