Its that time of year, when the summer is over the and grapes are ripe, and ready for harvest. Actually these we purchased from California - but its their harvest time too.
We purchased enough grapes for about 150 bottles of wine. That should make holiday gift giving easier.
Bonnie's little Element handled much of it, but there were also two pick-up truck loads as we were working with some friends on their wine as well.
It was a messy job. Picking through the boxes for moldy grapes, leaves, and foreign objects was a big job.
Wayne has a nice Crusher that breaks the grapes and pulls out a lot of the stems. But one still needs to sort and pick out what gets through.
We also did some white wine grapes, where we only press the grapes and save the juice.
For red wine, it must sit in its skin to get the color and aroma of the more complex red wine.
It took all day and into the evening to get it all done.
But in the end we had a lot of juice starting the fermenting process.
Ours this year are Chenin Blanc, Ginot Grigio,Chardonnay, Old Vine Zinfandel, and Cabernet.
Let's home its a good year!
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