Had a wonderful Thanksgiving today. My partner cooked for his parents and my mother and me. The food was delicious, the weather was nice and of course the company was perfect. Several hours after the meal I am still stuffed.
We had a very special bottle of wine with dinner. We got this bottle of wine while in California in July. It paired wonderfully with our meal. We thoroughly enjoyed it. It was the 2009 Pinot Noir from Hazel Vineyards in Sonoma.
Category: Wine
Veraison
Véraison is a viticulture (grape-growing) term meaning “the onset of ripening”. It is originally French, but has been adopted into English use. The official definition of veraison is “change of color of the grape berries.” Veraison represents the transition from berry growth to berry ripening, and many changes in berry development occur at veraison.
Harvest
We harvest grapes today at Gray Ghost Vineyards. We do this every year. This year just seems a bit earlier than usual.
Wine Tasting
We are in Charlottesville this weekend for a special wine tasting. We are tasting many different sparkling wines. There were lots of wine bloggers there. We had a great time!
Harvesting Grapes
Every year around this time we help harvest grapes at Gray Ghost Vineyards. We got up really early and drove out to Warrenton Virginia. We had some breakfast items and listened to the directions from Al and then got to work harvesting grapes. We’ve been doing this for several years now. Here are a few pictures from our harvesting.
