The last couple of weekends were busy with pressing out fermented lots. Our main cellar worker, don Armando, was unable to work, so pressing became a family affair. Sean was very enthusiastic about helping, while Ben mostly provided entertainment as he skateboarded around the press pad. Our friend Craig generously offered to help out as [...]

We received about three tons of Cabernet Sauvignon late Saturday afternoon. To make room for it, we spent the morning beforehand pressing out some of the first Syrah lots, which filled ten barrels. We were then able to crush the Cab early Sunday morning. The fruit was cold when we crushed it, and it hasn’t [...]

Tell me again, whose idea was it to double production? I feel like we are being inundated by wave upon wave of wine. Last weekend was a long one, as Good Friday is a holiday in Chile. It is not, however, a holiday for boutique wineries. We spent the day pressing out syrah to make [...]

We are knee-deep in Syrah right now. The first six lots (harvested on Saturday the 9th) have all gone dry. The fermentations were ideal–very cool and steady. We also have an additional three lots harvested this last Saturday (the 16th). We are seeing some very cool temperatures with these lots, as well, which is what [...]

This past Saturday was the first day of the 2011 vintage at Flaherty Wines. Our crush started with Tempranillo again this year, as we picked about two-thirds of the fruit in our little vineyard. The grapes are riper this year than they have been in past vintages, with good sugars and forward fruit characters. This [...]

Flaherty Wines is pleased to announce two new distribution agreements, which will expand the availability of our wine both in Chile and overseas. First, Armonía Wines is a Santiago-based wine club with nearly 5,000 members located throughout the country. The company is in the process of developing a website to facilitate sales to both members [...]

It’s happened again: summer has segued into fall. The days are still warm, but they’ve lost the intensity of summer’s dry heat. The nights are quite cool, the light is changing as the sun moves north, and the morning fog has settled in.  The kids started back to school this week. The country has returned [...]