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.
- 14. enjoy well deserved meal
- 13. clean up
- 12. …into the barrels
- 11. press rest of wine
- 10. siphon free run wine
- 9. punchdown grapes with tool
- 8. punchdown grapes with feet
- 7. cold soak with dry ice
- 6. destem the grapes
- 5. sort grapes
- 4. pitchfork grapes onto sorting table
- 3. drive grapes to winery
- 2. harvest grapes
- 1. wake up early and drive to vineyard