Never-ending Fun…
Crush is slowing down, we’ve got seven bins of Petite Sirah to press today and that’s it for ‘08 except for a couple of tons of Mourvedre still hanging in Tumbas Vineyard in Shenandoah Valley. Overall for us the ’08s are going to be good stuff. Our planned production targets weren’t met due to light crop loads in the vineyards, but quality is pretty nice.
The weather has cooled, finally. It always does and always will but the last few days of hot weather seem interminable.
We finally got our Florida distribution deal signed, sealed, and delivered. Three pallets of wine (168 cases) were picked up yesterday and are on their way to Tampa. If you’re in the Tampa area look for m2 in restaurants and retail shops soon. I’ll post a list of places shortly.
One really good thing for the winery is that we’ve added Jean Kohlmeister to the m2 team as Wine Club Manager. She’ll be taking over admin duties for the Cellar Dwellers and she’ll be working to make the wine club a meaningful and fun thing for our club members. A wine club shipment and/or club pickup party at the winery is coming very soon.