Archive for September, 2009
Harvest
Brix have stayed steady this week and hover around 23. Our guests are enjoying the “grape juice” samples from the vineyard today. Based on this and the current weather forecast, we will most likely not harvest until later next week. Share on Facebook
A beautiful morning
Fall is in the air, calls for rain today but who can complain with a sky that looks like this in the morning! We have a group staying with us doing a bicycle tour of the valley. Because of the chance of rain, they went to the Spruce Goose Aviation Museum, only a 10 minute [...]
Ripening fruit
The fruit is still looking great and although there has been a little rain come through, it has been very minimal with no damage to date. A little raisoning has taken place, but not a negative event so far. We are looking to harvest the week of the 5th. Share on Facebook
Seattle
Our wine will be featured at the October 15th Seattle Area Chapter of Women For WineSense (www.womenforwinesense.org), which, as you might know, is a national wine education organization founded in 1990, based in the Napa area. Our Seattle Chapter holds monthly wine programs – from winemaker dinners to looking at specific wine producing countries, regions [...]
Oregon Harvest
Cool start but later season warm temperatures deliver an early harvest; many winemakers and growers report plentiful crop with larger than normal, ripe clusters September 24, 2009 — Oregon experienced a relatively dry, cold winter and early spring followed by a mostly warmer and drier than normal May through September, with average to above average [...]
Upcoming Events!
September. 17, 2009 Get Our New Calendar! Youngberg News and Tips Water Color Society of Oregon Saturday – October 3rd from 9-noon Water color Society of Oregon will be bringing a group of 18 painters by from 9-noon to paint our view outside. Come taste the wine and savor the views with them. For more [...]
Harvest begins
OK,so it wasn’t alot. This was the first year for harvesting anything from our Aspen Block of Pinot gris. Wonderful flavors and in great shape. Just not much of it. The weather looks iffy for harvesting any Pinot the coming week and the fruit could use a little more time, so look for excitement the [...]
Here we go!
The Pinot gris Aspen Block will be picked this Friday morning. Thigns are heating up and we may start harvesting a little of the Natasha Block later next week or early the week of the 5th. The sunerises have been oustanding this week. What a beautil time of year. Our guests are loving the views [...]
Another glorious Day!
As always, the clouds parted and we had a most beautiful day for a wedding. Everyone had a great time. Now to sit back for a moment to enjoy the peace and quite of the late morning sun and watch the elk go by. Then back to the vineyard to taste the grapes and get [...]
Ripening Grapes
This is an anxious time of year. The weather has been great this week for ripening the grapes. Brix (sugar content) is around 20 points in the Natasha Block, 19 in the Jordan. The Aspen Block is at 21, the Pinot gris. The projection is to begin harvesting some fruit in about 3 weeks, but [...]