Veraison!
Our Pinot Noir clusters are beginning to change color! This is an exciting time for us, as it is the first indicator that Harvest is drawing closer. "Veraison" is the winegrowing term for when the berry clusters turn color, berry by berry, until they are totally purple, telling us it's time to start sampling the grapes for sugar level and maturity.
Alex Sokol Blosser and Winemaker Russ Rosner are pumping air into their bicycle tires to get ready for the many treks they’ll make through the vineyard to sample grapes from each block to make sure sugars levels and flavor are just where they want them to be. Once they give the go-ahead to pick, Harvest will begin.
A Pinot Noir cluster from our North Concert Block is starting to turn purple.
After we make our crop estimates, we go through each row of Pinot Noir and drop any underripe fruit, making sure that each cluster left on the vine has the quality complex flavors that we want for our Pinot Noir wines.