Harvest Begins!
Or rather, began a week before this shot was taken. Here we are at the Molinari Pinot vineyard where we got a whopping 8 bins of grapes (should have been 40!) The early frost did an incredible amount of damage and the poor vines did the best they could putting out new fruit and trying to ripen it. The merlot was not badly damaged and is still hanging. Fruit is pouring into the winery faster than students into the bookstore on the first day of school. Tank space is becoming as scarce as parking and tempers are getting short. Good news: it will be fast and furious and done before the rains show up - in theory.
Later ... Sept. 12
Keeping Rick fed and hydrated was a challenge the first two weeks, but things have slowed a bit to a less frenetic pace. Last weekend was the last weekend of Summer, not officially or by calendar, but by that change in the atmosphere that you can smell and feel. We had two weeks of blistering hot (hot for us) weather, temps at 100 or above in succession with no sign of fog. Then BAM!! Next day, fog ALL day, followed by fog the next day. Everyone was glad for the cool-down, but strange how there was no transition ... summer was here, now it is gone. Done. Hope you had a good time.
Sept. 13th - Rick gets a day off. :-)
