2006 Harvest Kick-Off!
The harvest of 2006 kicked off Sunday morning. Under clear blue skies with temperatures hovering around 85 with a light East wind, we brought in 25 ton of Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris from our Big Tree, Goosepen and Fir Island blocks. For those of us on the sorting line, we had it pretty easy as the fruit was consistently ripe with good flavor maturation. There was minimal raisin-ing. The weather forecast for the rest of the week is for more of the same - clear skies and 80 degrees. Perfect weather for picking grapes. The East winds are supposed to die off, and we'll keep our fingers crossed that they don't pick up again. We're planning for a busy week and will most likely bring in all of our estate Pinot Noir before the weekend.