We’ve been thinning clusters for a couple of weeks now. It’s slow going, since we only have one person working the vineyard a couple of hours at a time. Granted, it’s a small vineyard, but that still makes for a long process. It seems so cruel to have anyone out there in the heat of [...]

Saturday is fish day at our house, as that’s the day our local fishmonger has fresh fish. We don’t get a huge variety here, but there is usually a choice of Chilean salmon (farmed—ugh—so we’re off that), corvina (not, as many believe, Chilean sea bass; it’s actually a local variety officially know as—wait for it—corvina), [...]

A red wine blend from the
Aconcagua Valley of Chile
64 % Syrah
36 % Cabernet Sauvignon
100 % Barrel aged
Total production:
3056 bottles (255 cases)
Alcohol        14.1% (Vol%)
Volatile acidity    0.72 g/l
pH            3.60
Total acidity    5.73 g/l Tartaric Acid
Reducing sugar    1.89 g/l
Flaherty 2006 was made by friends and family at our home near the village of Santa María [...]

Un vino tinto del
Valle de Aconcagua de Chile 

64 % Syrah
36 % Cabernet Sauvignon
100 %  guardado en barrica 
Producción total:
3056  botellas   (255 cajas)
Alcohol        14.1% (% vol)
Acidez volátil    0.72 g/l
pH            3.60
Acidez total    5.73 g/l tartárico
Material reductor    1.89 g/l
Con el apoyo de la familia y varios amigos fue hecho el Flaherty 2006 en nuestra parcela cerca [...]

A red wine blend from the
Aconcagua Valley of Chile
57 % Syrah
43 % Cabernet Sauvignon
100 % Barrel aged
Total production:
1964 bottles (1500 liters)
Alcohol        13.5% (Vol%)
Volatile acidity    0.68 g/l
pH            3.60
Total acidity    6,00 g/l Tartaric acid
Reducing sugar    1,89 g/l
Flaherty 2005 was made by friends and family at our home near the village of Santa María [...]

A red wine blend from the
Aconcagua Valley of Chile
50% Cabernet Sauvignon
50% Syrah
100% Barrel aged
Total production:     1,392 bottles (1,044 liters)
Alcohol        13.4% (Vol%)
Volatile acidity    0.52 g/l
pH            3.62
Total acidity        4.95 g/l
Reducing sugar    1.74 g/l
Flaherty 2004 was made by friends and family at our home near the village of Santa María in the [...]