“Harvest is moving along very nicely! We are picking and finishing all Viognier blocks on our property tomorrow morning. We will then pick Pinot Noir (both clones) Wednesday and Thursday of this week, hopefully finishing all lots before the weekend. Cabernet Sauvignon is also showing signs of increased ripening, as the BRIX are now averaging higher than 21.5. Primitivo is looking so good! We now see berries becoming raisins in certain zones and we should see steady ripening with a projected pick date in 2 weeks tops. So far, quality has been excellent across the board. Good natural acidity in the grapes and BRIX should come in where we want them. No rain in the forecast, that is good news! Let’s keep on picking a little at a time, now till the end of October.”
-Paul W. Frankel (winemaker)