Time for a little work (wine)

Well the summer is going by pretty fast - July 4th seemed to come very quickly! So, while I continue to wrap up my law practice, I have to start the active transitioning into the world of wine. One small step in that direction comes in a couple weeks when I travel to California to lend a hand at Freeman. It's not time for harvest yet lol - that begins in late August. Now, the winery is in the process of getting last year's wines ready for bottling. This process is called racking. I will take pictures of the work and explain through the photographs how we do it since it will probably make more sense to do it that way.

Eric and I have decided to wait and bottle my wines and his wines until February. They're all doing well - including the Keefer Ranch Pinot Noir. So, while I was hoping to have some more wines to show back east during the holidays, good things will have to come to those who wait. The wines will benefit from a little more time in barrel so, in the long run, that's what is most important. More in a couple weeks with pictures from beautiful Sebastopol.