Morning ya'll,
Well these weeks seem to be zipping right by. It was a busy week for me with tastings and wine presentations. I did have the honor and pleasure of teaching a class for Master Sommelier Roger Dagorn of Chanterelle Restaurant in NYC. I presented to a class of about 15 students at C.U.N.Y. in Brooklyn and discussed the past, present, and future of Long Island wines. We had interesting conversations and it was a pleasure to find out that many had already been to Long Island wineries.
This Sunday I will host students from the Hotel and Restaurant Management Program from St. Johns University. I will spend time with them in the vineyard, winery and taste them on our many wonderful wines. It is really a pleasure and honor to spend time with so many people that will be influencing our industry. It is nice for them to know that we are crafting World Class wines right here in there own backyard.
Work in the vineyard continues as Wojtek and the guys are prepping everything for harvest. The vineyard is looking great and after sending some samples for analysis we are finding that things are ripening nicely. The Sauvignon Blanc is developing nice flavors as is the Pinot Grigio. I would suspect that we will continue picking in a week or so. Pinot Grigio will lead the way for the white wines. Once that gets started things really get churning in the vineyard.
Things do look very good in the vineyard. We have faired well against the recent rain. All of the hard work in managing the canopy earlier in the season helps to greatly reduce the disease pressure. The rains that we have had came through quickly and then the winds kicked up. This is the perfect case scenario in the event of rain. The weather has cooled a bit, but fruit ripening continues optimally above 75 degrees or so. Above this temperature ripening does not accelerate. In fact if it gets to hot the vine will shut down. So, this is one of the benefits of being in a cooler climate that we do not have vine shutdown, but rather we have nice even ripening which creates wines with exquisite aromas and flavors.
This weekend is our Annual Oktoberfest. Our Oktoberfest is always a good time to celebrate German culture with an authentic German band, great German beer, excellent German food, and incredible German-esque wines (Riesling and Gewurztraminer). Everyone can be German for a weekend at our Oktoberfest, so come one, come all! As always if you have any questions please feel free to ask! Talk with ya'll soon.
Cheers,
Juan.
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