A few staff at the winery were treated to a tasting of the fresh wines from the 2011 harvest before Thanksgiving last week – here’s a few pics to share from the afternoon!
Most of the whites have gone through fermentation, but are still unclarified and cloudy. It was fascinating to try the different tank samples of Riesling, each fermented with a different yeast. Some were more fruity, some held a smoother mouth feel. By the time these wines are ready to go, each of these different components will be blended together to improve the sum of the parts.
Next we moved on to the 2011 Pinot Blanc from the Hawthorne Vineyard – another very promosing fruity and floral white wine – can’t wait to get these finished and in the bottle!The 2011 Pinot Grigio is looking terrific and is expected to be released early 2012 – and with this record setting harvest year, highest tonnage on record, we won’t be running out as with previous vintages!
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