We bottled our first Chardonnay in mid-December, 2011. Dan is particularly fond of buttery Chardonnays, so we set out to create one of our own. We couldn’t be happier with the results!
The first bottle of 2010 Chardonnay!
Labels whiz by in the bottling machine.
Once the 2011 Zinfandel was harvested, sorted, and fermented, it was pressed and put in the barrel. Now we just have to be patient and wait until late 2012…
Our barrel of 2011 Zinfandel
After a late spring and cool summer delayed the harvest, our 2011 grapes finally came in. We were on hand for the sorting and punch down.
Danielle has some of our freshly harvested 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon grapes.
Dan is busy sorting the grapes.
Dan and Danielle punching down the grapes during the fermentation stage.
CrushPad, the company that helps us make our wines, moved during 2011. Previously located off of Silverado Trail in Napa, CrushPad now shares space at the Sebastiani Winery just off Sonoma Square in Sonoma, CA. At the new location, CrushPad has substantially expanded its office, crush, fermentation, barrel aging, bottling, and finished wine storage space. CrushPad has its own tasting room and an interactive wine experience display is under construction. It’s a terrific facility in a great location.
Ruthann next to our two barrels of 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon, waiting for bottling to begin.
The first bottles of our 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon going through the filling line.
Dan working the bottling line on Friday, July 9 for our 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon. We will release the wine in November.
We held our inaugural wine launch event in April, ’10 to celebrate the launch of our Nuance Wines label and the release of our first vintage, a 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon from Oakville in the Napa Valley. It was a limited production and we were absolutely thrilled to sell out our entire 2007 vintage at the event!!!
Amidst the barrels, Dan samples the first of our 2009 Cabernet at Crushpad’s annual Mashup.
The first bottle of 2007 Nuance Cabernet Sauvignon at Crushpad in SF!
