Everything is fabulous... scary words to say out loud. But really, life is going along just fine. Sauvignon crush was so interesting and those grapes, the few missed by picking - warm from the sun, were golden rays of delicious! I couldn't believe the attraction. If I were I bird, those vines would have been effective propagators all around the Napa Valley College. Sweet success. The viticultural aspect of maturation and ripening is so real. The grapes make or break it.
Now there is rumor of rain this weekend. My heart goes out to the farmers who worked so hard ever since their first cuts to train the vine, and wham... rain at the wrong time without wind and it could be an even more difficult year. (But, I do think wind is in the forecast.) Lord knows Tahoe had a great snow in May and the wildflowers up there were stupendous in August and the vines have had a tough time finding heat for months.
We are on to Pinot Noir next week so stay tuned and check out a couple of my crush photos at www.mrsbonvivant.com Until then... let's raise a glass and maybe say a good word for this years crop.
Friday, September 17, 2010
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