So Far, So Good!
We started harvesting our estate Pinot Noir on Saturday, Sept 22. We picked North Concert Block on Saturday, Goosepen Block on Sunday, and today we’re picking Big Tree Block. The pace is just right (as opposed to the frenetic way we were picking everything as fast as we could last year) because the weather conditions are just about perfect. It was 40 degrees with clear, sunny skies at 7am this morning when we started picking. We should see temperatures rise to the high 60’s or low 70’s today.
If conditions remain the same, we should bring in all of our estate Pinot by Sunday. We’re starting to see a small amount of shriveling and hope that the wind doesn’t pick up. There’s a threat of rain at the end of the week, and if that materializes, things will be a bit delayed.
Assistant Winemaker Doug and Winemaker Russ smile during the first weighing of grapes.
Doug looks over some Pinot Noir from Big Tree Block on the Sokol Blosser estate.
We hand sort our berries to assure gentle treatment and to make sure only the highest quality grapes go into our Dundee Hills Pinot Noir!
Listen to your uncle Alex, kiddies, and stay in "schoo".