Harvest update
As you may have heard, this has been a stellar year in California, as far as yield goes anyway. The grapes have been pouring in. And now they are all crushed. Problem is, some still fermenting may not have any place to go. (i.e. Barrels are all full.)

What this means:
We may have an unoaked Chardonnay this year. I’m voting, “Most definitely yes!” And news to frugal ears…wine prices should be very competitive. Not only that, but those companies like Charles Shaw and such– who buy excess juice or grapes from other wineries– will have much higher quality grapes to choose from. Because it seems no one anticipated quite how good the crop would be this year, therefore, too much wine, not enough places to put it.
Anyone else foresee wine kegs?




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