Morning Ya'll, Well, the Summer continues to motor on as this weekend is already
the Fourth of July! Traditionally we celebrate our freedom from
"Mother England" by grilling various foods and drinking copious amounts
of fermented beverages. This year I ask ya'll to celebrate by drinking
a bit of the great local wines that the region has to offer, and there
are a plenty to be had!
The vineyard continues to move right ahead. The warm dry weather
continues to be relentless as growth in the vineyard continues. In
fact, we have completed fruit set and now have pea sized berries across
the vineyard in all 14 varieties. Jim and the guys continue to hedge,
leaf pull, shoot position, and have even begun some irrigation. The
craziest thing about all of this is that the extended forecast
continues to look favorable for fruit development. At this pace
harvest could start 3-weeks earlier, but I don't want to "jump the gun"
on this one.
The next step will be the arduous task of fruit thinning. Grape
vines will always produce more fruit than is ideal for making wine.
Remember, natures plan in all of this is to promote the species, not
to make wine. We are the crazy ones turning the grapes into wine. In
order to make high quality wine we will "thin crop". In doing this we
take newly developed clusters and cut the to the ground in the hopes of
taking the vines fruit ripening ability and focusing it in on fewer
clusters. Thus, producing riper and more flavorful fruit. Both of
these are critical to produce the tasty good stuff we offer in the
tasting room.
As for the winery we are preparing to bottle the 2008 reds as well
as the remaining 2009 Whites and rose'. It has been a tumultuous
bottling season with some packaging being harder to secure than others.
However, there is now some light at the end of the tunnel.
So, as you go about your normal holiday routine please remember to
drink responsibly and drink local when you can! Happy Fourth of July! Cheers Ya'll, Juan. P.S. - The Dog Days of Summer officially start tomorrow! Juan Eduardo Micieli-Martinez
Winemaker - Martha Clara Vineyards
6025 Sound Avenue Riverhead, NY 11901
Email: phermentation1@aim.com
www.marthaclaravineyards.com CHECK OUT THE JuanMaker on Youtube.com! SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL WINERY! FRIEND ME ON FACEBOOK!
FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: @phermentation1 and #marthaclara
the Fourth of July! Traditionally we celebrate our freedom from
"Mother England" by grilling various foods and drinking copious amounts
of fermented beverages. This year I ask ya'll to celebrate by drinking
a bit of the great local wines that the region has to offer, and there
are a plenty to be had!
The vineyard continues to move right ahead. The warm dry weather
continues to be relentless as growth in the vineyard continues. In
fact, we have completed fruit set and now have pea sized berries across
the vineyard in all 14 varieties. Jim and the guys continue to hedge,
leaf pull, shoot position, and have even begun some irrigation. The
craziest thing about all of this is that the extended forecast
continues to look favorable for fruit development. At this pace
harvest could start 3-weeks earlier, but I don't want to "jump the gun"
on this one.
The next step will be the arduous task of fruit thinning. Grape
vines will always produce more fruit than is ideal for making wine.
Remember, natures plan in all of this is to promote the species, not
to make wine. We are the crazy ones turning the grapes into wine. In
order to make high quality wine we will "thin crop". In doing this we
take newly developed clusters and cut the to the ground in the hopes of
taking the vines fruit ripening ability and focusing it in on fewer
clusters. Thus, producing riper and more flavorful fruit. Both of
these are critical to produce the tasty good stuff we offer in the
tasting room.
As for the winery we are preparing to bottle the 2008 reds as well
as the remaining 2009 Whites and rose'. It has been a tumultuous
bottling season with some packaging being harder to secure than others.
However, there is now some light at the end of the tunnel.
So, as you go about your normal holiday routine please remember to
drink responsibly and drink local when you can! Happy Fourth of July! Cheers Ya'll, Juan. P.S. - The Dog Days of Summer officially start tomorrow! Juan Eduardo Micieli-Martinez
Winemaker - Martha Clara Vineyards
6025 Sound Avenue Riverhead, NY 11901
Email: phermentation1@aim.com
www.marthaclaravineyards.com CHECK OUT THE JuanMaker on Youtube.com! SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL WINERY! FRIEND ME ON FACEBOOK!
FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: @phermentation1 and #marthaclara
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