Fermenting Wine

Here is our 2012 Viognier, fermenting happily in a chilled tank....

Birds Eye View...

Could be a Falcon or maybe a Hawk but definitely a bird of prey and is looking after our grapes!
This time of year we will take all the help we can get protecting our fruit.  Crows love ripe grapes as does some other birds so we appreciate it!!

Grapes are coming....grapes are coming!!

 It is that time of year when I get to go out and test the grapes for the degree of Brix or the amount of sugar which converts to alcohol and the pH.  Here is a picture of my first ever harvest of some local Virginia Pinot Noir grapes.  I am very excited to harvest these grapes, they taste delicious and should make some very good wine!  Stay tuned!!

Cheers!