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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]