When the Winemaker says “Stomp!”…You Better Wash Your Feet!

View from the vineyard:

Mood Reading: ZZZ’s (fairly good night sleep after walking, biking, and a few brews at Undercover Ale.)

“The Brix level on the Marquette grapes is at 27, all hands on deck to crush — tommorrow!” So the call to arms came through on this Labor day weekend while we were spending some leisurely time at the mountain cabin. Hey, when the wine master says “crush”, you don’t argue!  We jumped in the car this morning to make it back home (and to the vineyard) by noon to help with the load.  When you are part of a wine co-op, it comes with the territory – the grapes wait for no one, least of all lazy holiday makers who would otherwise be downing a few micro-brews with their bar-b-que. Read the rest of this entry »