We slowed down on the brewing due to the Covid outbreak. Since we have opened it seems people are really into drinking beer! So, we have 4 of 5 fermenters going right now. Raspberry Wheat is back on tap after we rand out for a short period. Blonde Bomber is fermenting and should be ready[…]
The vineyard looks great this season. We were worried about fungal problems due to the heat and humidity, but it appears it may have too hot for fungus problems to really get going. It seems the late spring followed by hotter than normal conditions has put us on track for normal harvest dates. So we[…]
July 4th 12p – 6p
“It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” That is a quote from a Tale of Two Cities. Sort of describes what we are going through. So, we are dealing with it as best we can. Folks, WE ARE OPEN. Please come out and purchase some wine or beer during our[…]
Well, with the damn virus stuff, things have been slow. We are about to filter the new Pegasus. Should be ready in about a week. It tastes great. We recently put out Mach Deuxbelle, or Mach Two, beer on tap. This is a marvelous Belgian double made with Trappist ale yeast. Man, banana, hints of[…]
Winemaker’s Musings September 2019 Well it has been a couple months or so since my last entry. After our bitter winter we expected low crop amounts on a number of varieties, but were pleasantly surprised to find the best production number in years as the growing season itself was very good. Drier would have been[…]
Jim Brewmaster’s Blast September 2019 Man, what a summer. For this first summer season we had our new 7 BBL brew system fully operational. Allowed me to brew more than twice as much with half the work. There was some head scratching with the new Mash Tun as I had to recalibrate my recipes for[…]
Brewmaster’s Blast January 2019 The brewhouse is a bit quiet this time of year. I have finished the initial installation of the 7bbl brewing equipment and am spending a fair amount of time on getting set-up the way I want it. When finished will be able to use the Hot Liquor Tank (HLT) to heat[…]
It has been a few months since my, the Winemaker’s, last post. Been exceptionally busy with my “other job”! But, the verdict is in on this seasons semi-sweet wines. It was a VERY good year for them. Most of the wines are a bit on the drier side again as our acid levels were low. I[…]
Blues Festival Nirvana. Wow. Such a gorgeous day for a daydream… I mean a Spring, Wine, Beer, Blues, and Balloon Festival. The only hitch were the winds that prevented the balloons from launching. We were able to get a balloon in the erect position, fully inflated, to do a glow. It was nice. We were near[…]