We at Stomping Girl have just gotten through harvest and can finally take a bit of a breather. Now, mind you, “harvest” means much more than just harvest. The term refers to everything from harvesting the grapes to crushing the grapes to pressing the wine. It takes about 2 weeks to take one of our Pinots from harvest to press and we had three harvests this year. Check out some of our photos taken during these last several weeks during Stomping Girl’s ‘09 harvest.
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- 1. wake up early and drive to vineyard
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- 2. harvest grapes
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- 3. drive grapes to winery
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- 4. pitchfork grapes onto sorting table
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- 5. sort grapes
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- 6. destem the grapes
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- 7. cold soak with dry ice
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- 8. punchdown grapes with feet
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- 9. punchdown grapes with tool
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- 10. siphon free run wine
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- 11. press rest of wine
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- 12. …into the barrels
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- 13. clean up
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- 14. enjoy well deserved meal
