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<a href="css_styles/default_style.css" target="_blank">Well, we were offered some grapes if we would pick them. Yeah!! So, 4 of us
plus the owner picked about 800# of italian varietals. Over 10 different. Was
not really enough for a good batch of anything so we decided to have a BIG
blend. Anyway, we are calling it Armonizzare Italiano.
This means Italian Blend. Hope it turns out as we all get a 5th
portion. Looks good so far Brix 24.5 Ph of 3.43 and TA .65. Coloring up good
too. So we will see and hope.
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<a href="css_styles/default_style.css" target="_blank">Anyway, here is the vineyard - nice setting and with white end posts makes
it look great. Also, varietal names on signs at each post. There an idea for
ya'll!!!
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</a>
2 bins about full
crusher destemmer and must pump we were able to use - we crushed the 800# in 35 minutes but it took 2 1/2 hours to clean everything!! This equipment is at a different location - Bella La Vina Winery.
end post sign - like this for each varietal
Went back the next day and picked 1 white - this is a Russian White called Georgian Rkatsiteli. Interesting grape unique taste. We were able to get about 150# so we decided to hand process these. So here we are: first of all stripping the grapes (destemming)
and the crusher -
and Daisy - wine dog - grape thief
plus the owner picked about 800# of italian varietals. Over 10 different. Was
not really enough for a good batch of anything so we decided to have a BIG
blend. Anyway, we are calling it Armonizzare Italiano.
This means Italian Blend. Hope it turns out as we all get a 5th
portion. Looks good so far Brix 24.5 Ph of 3.43 and TA .65. Coloring up good
too. So we will see and hope.
</a></font>css_styles/default_style.css</font>
<a href="css_styles/default_style.css" target="_blank">Anyway, here is the vineyard - nice setting and with white end posts makes
it look great. Also, varietal names on signs at each post. There an idea for
ya'll!!!
</font>
![20090913_194836_hill_1.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/795/795f97fb052e9fe9ffd43b3a9096aa17.jpg)
</a>
2 bins about full
![20090913_195259_hill_2.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/b7f/b7f284681e977b04628d62a482030a0c.jpg)
crusher destemmer and must pump we were able to use - we crushed the 800# in 35 minutes but it took 2 1/2 hours to clean everything!! This equipment is at a different location - Bella La Vina Winery.
![20090913_195446_hill_3.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/f96/f96b346abe1a7362495b561d9b16c7ba.jpg)
end post sign - like this for each varietal
![20090913_195835_hill_4.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/aea/aea6cfbe5a8ebda797539f6844ace050.jpg)
Went back the next day and picked 1 white - this is a Russian White called Georgian Rkatsiteli. Interesting grape unique taste. We were able to get about 150# so we decided to hand process these. So here we are: first of all stripping the grapes (destemming)
![20090913_201024_hill_5.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/1da/1daa78fc0d35286673c74253fce27ff8.jpg)
and the crusher -
![20090913_201221_hill_6.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/657/65793cd6a47fdefc9250377449e406c2.jpg)
and Daisy - wine dog - grape thief
![20090913_201718_hill_7.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/8ef/8effccdbbb1c9f209abba3f0f3dea2c1.jpg)