by rosswise | Oct 31, 2009 | Good Wine
It is official, the 2nd annual Good Earth grape harvest has come to an end! Well, the harvesting side of things is over anyway. The yeast still have a bit of work to do yet, but I’m not going to rush them. Good things take time. And who am I to put pressure...
by rosswise | Oct 12, 2009 | Good Wine
Here’s tonight’s top 10 list ladies and gentlemen – Top 10 reasons Ross loves harvest: 10. I get to spend three weeks smashing grapes – the same grapes that the Vineyard Manager has spent six months working feverishly hard to keep intact and healthy. 9. It is...
by eyesonthegoodearth | Sep 19, 2009 | Good Wine
In our first installment of how to build a winery and not lose your marbles, you may remember me flippantly using words such as fun and frivolous, but do you remember the operative word??? If memory serves correctly, it was daunting. Trust me on this one, daunting...
by rosswise | Sep 12, 2009 | Good Wine
I have had a lot of people asking me recently if this year is going to be a good one for grapes. The general consensus from people asking the question is that summer has been terrible, and therefore, so will be the wine. As a winemaker I have never experienced...
by cheffer | Aug 27, 2009 | Good Wine
It’s official, game-on, for ‘realsies’, and all of the other cliches. The ‘Good Chardonnay’ is in the bottle. The first case of the 2008 vintage is in my car as I type (subsequently doubling the value of my car). Resisting all urges to...
by rosswise | Aug 27, 2009 | Good Wine
Four large, masculine, and somewhat hairy men were gathered around after a fifteen hour day of preparing wine to be bottled. It was decided that we should taste this Good Earth Chardonnay on the eve of its bottling date. After much glass swirling, long blank stares...
