It was another hectic weekend. We pressed out the second bin of Syrah and the first Tempranillo. Our neighbors came around to help, which means it was a pizza day for Jen. Basil pesto, roasted red pepper, caramelized onions, and plain old cheese and salami for the kids. We made a paella after the work [...]

Early this morning we pressed out one of the bins of Syrah to make room for the next round. The other bin of Syrah and the Tempranillo will macerate for another week. Later we received another 800 kilos of Manzur Syrah and picked and crushed the rest of the Tempranillo (about 600 kilos). What a [...]

On Saturday we received 1550 kilos of Syrah from Gonzalo Manzur, our grower here in the Aconcagua valley. The fruit looks great—clean and ripe. We crushed the grapes into two small fermentation bins. The fruit macerated for 24 hours, and then we inoculated on Sunday.
We also harvested the first of our Tempranillo this weekend, on [...]