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This is Deparo Vineyards where I help Paul when possible.
He bottled approx 50 cases of 2009Merlot this morning and here they lay!!! Needed to make room for the 2010 just coming.
This is the 2010 Syrah crop that it ready - - just hanging around!!!
Paul checking readings where he got his bigsurprise!!!!
The brix readings were moving along nicely and then started running and then racing - - - - it has been hot here and this is what the averages have been:
8/8 16.5
8/13 17.3
8/1418.9
8/16 19.6
8/19 21.0
These are random berries samplings from the upper/middle/bottom of each row. We did check and recalibrate his refractometer and it is on!!
At this rate it will be 22+ by Sunday and this is when his has his picking crew scheduled. They will start at dawn Sun and should be finished picking the 500 vines by 2-3pm. There will be a crew of 6, I think.
Since we thought we had another week to go I scheduled a trip to the coast Sun-Tues. (Morro Bay, CA) and will not be here to help. At least for the syrah.
Merlot will be next week and I will be here for that!!
So, we got him set up and ready to crush today. Remember last year when we had lots of problems with the must pump and it went down and we had to hand carry most of themust from the crusher and dump into the primary? Well, we got it going on this year!
Happened to notice that the barrel racks, when stood on end, were just a little taller that the 500 gallon primaries that we use SO put together a frame and set the crusher/destemmer on the top and now we can crush and drop directly into the primary.
The stems will come out the back and be swept into the rubbermaid container and be wheeled outside and dumped.
Then when the primary is full - roll in the next one, move over the crusher and keep crushing!!!
We are getting toooooooooo old to lift and tote like we did last year!!
Anyway, no pictures of the syrah crush this year but will have some of the Merlot next week.
Just thought you might like to see what we are getting ready for!!
Still have about 3 weeks or so for the Hill House Vineyard so more on that later.
rrawhide
This is Deparo Vineyards where I help Paul when possible.
He bottled approx 50 cases of 2009Merlot this morning and here they lay!!! Needed to make room for the 2010 just coming.
This is the 2010 Syrah crop that it ready - - just hanging around!!!
Paul checking readings where he got his bigsurprise!!!!
The brix readings were moving along nicely and then started running and then racing - - - - it has been hot here and this is what the averages have been:
8/8 16.5
8/13 17.3
8/1418.9
8/16 19.6
8/19 21.0
These are random berries samplings from the upper/middle/bottom of each row. We did check and recalibrate his refractometer and it is on!!
At this rate it will be 22+ by Sunday and this is when his has his picking crew scheduled. They will start at dawn Sun and should be finished picking the 500 vines by 2-3pm. There will be a crew of 6, I think.
Since we thought we had another week to go I scheduled a trip to the coast Sun-Tues. (Morro Bay, CA) and will not be here to help. At least for the syrah.
Merlot will be next week and I will be here for that!!
So, we got him set up and ready to crush today. Remember last year when we had lots of problems with the must pump and it went down and we had to hand carry most of themust from the crusher and dump into the primary? Well, we got it going on this year!
Happened to notice that the barrel racks, when stood on end, were just a little taller that the 500 gallon primaries that we use SO put together a frame and set the crusher/destemmer on the top and now we can crush and drop directly into the primary.
The stems will come out the back and be swept into the rubbermaid container and be wheeled outside and dumped.
Then when the primary is full - roll in the next one, move over the crusher and keep crushing!!!
We are getting toooooooooo old to lift and tote like we did last year!!
Anyway, no pictures of the syrah crush this year but will have some of the Merlot next week.
Just thought you might like to see what we are getting ready for!!
Still have about 3 weeks or so for the Hill House Vineyard so more on that later.
rrawhide