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I bottled my Viognier last week. I sterilized the bottles with starsan . Used a counter pressure bottle filler purging the bottles with argon before filling. The wine has the same great taste but lost its straw yellow color. Help!

I’m sampling my Sonoma Valley petit verdot that was harvested out of Glen Ellen after the nuns fires. Definitely smoky but good

Enjoying a 2012 Campana Ranch Petit Verdot tonight

I’m tastings sample of my petit verdot I harvested after the nuns fires in Glen Ellen. Definitely some smoke taint influences in a good way. Cheers,

Story behind the label is some friends and I harvested on a hot morning. The bees were nesting in the ripe grape clusters. Out of the three of us who harvested 10 bee stings were received. Ain’t that a [emoji219]-itch! Thoughts?

I got a surprise in the mail found out my Zin that took a double gold at the Sonoma County harvest fair also got gold in my first international wine competition. Woot!

I would be twerking if that was me under those circumstances.

Well you can alway invest $300 towards a coravin and sample 1 bottle month by month or year by year while never having to remove the cork.

I pressed 1000lbs of Zin the barrel is 5 inches from being full is it safe to use distilled water or should I just grabe some jugs of Zin for topping.

Praise Dionysus

I found out my 2014 Viognier took a gold medal at the amateur wine competition. I only made 2.5 cases of it now friends and family want a bottle. I wish I made more.

My last years vintage was 26 brix finished with abv of 14.7% tasted good and balance. 14% 15% abv is not uncommon for Viognier. That's all you will find Paso Robles

Yes a gallon of acidulated water got it down to 26 brix

1. Viognier 2. Sonoma Valley AVA 3. Whole fruit 4. 30 brix 5. Ph 3.4 6. TA .9

Will do. I just got through crushing the brix are actually at 31