More post-bottling fallout
Upon reflection one week after the event, I’d have to admit that bottling day actually went very well. The first case of wine was off the bottling line at 7:26 a.m. and we finished up about 3:30 p.m. We bottled about 1900 cases, including about 250 for a custom crush client. We had three bottle changes and 11 different wines, again including aforementioned client. I got to yell at a couple of people too.
That was Saturday, March 1. On the following Monday we started construction on the last phase of our winery improvements - bathroom, ‘formal’ tasting room, additional plumbing, electrical and drainage. We’ve been putting this off for as long as we could due to the expense and mess but couldn’t postpone any longer. The winery is now a freakin’ mess. There is a 6′ x 7′ x 7′ pit in the middle of the floor, future home of a sand/oil trap and other cuts in the concrete for the floor drain system and the bathroom plumbing. A big freakin’ mess and I cannot wait to get this over with.
We are finalizing a deal to export almost 100 cases of wine to Brazil and are essentially sold out of 2005 Duality and Trio.
We’ll be releasing the 2006 wines in May. Come see us and maybe get a sneak-peek at the ‘06 wines.