EDITED 10/12
Crush will take place Monday, October 19
Press is tentatively scheduled for October 26
Hi Everyone,
Is it too early to start planning another SoCal tasting, Satellite Vegas Edition?
Here is my idea, let me know your thoughts, please.
How about a winemaking adventure?
On Friday, I visited the Nevada School of Winemaking, aka Grape Expectations. I gathered lots of info.
Here is the link to the Grape Expectations website.
NOTE: CWO Charlie Peters has offered to meet us online for a Q&A session.
Slots are quickly filling up for the fall, so if this is a go, we need to decide a date by the end of July. The fee must be paid in full when the date is confirmed.
Here are the basics:
A group makes their own wine, 1 barrel yielding app 240+ bottles. The first step is to decide which varietals, more about this later.
The 2nd step, the crush, will be augmented by a discussion of the effects of yeast, and maceration during the process. Oh, and a party! There is ample room at the facility for a gathering, including chafing dishes, etc.
The 3rd step, a week or 2 after primary fermentation begins, is time to press the juice from the must. I am committed to seeing the process through to the finish, for those who cannot come out for each step.
The 4th step is time to rack the wine, a few months later.
The final step is bottling day, no later than last week of May. (More about this later, too)
Gravity fill sterilized, cork, capsule, label. Oh, and another party.
About the grapes:
From Suisun Valley comes Cab, merlot, cab franc, syrah, petite sirah
From Mendicino (Brutocao) comes quality Merlot.
From Amador, comes true old vine zin, barbera, and sangiovese.
Other varietals are available, especially for blending. Blending is encouraged and must be decided ahead of time so the grapes may be set aside for us.
I have much more info, I’ll head on over and start a new thread. The cost is $2400, about $10 per bottle.
Here is the link to the Grape Expectations website.
Dates:
October 16-19 WINEMAKING is on Monday 10/19
Confirmed
Payment due by September 1
full case CAgirl paid
full case Cheron98 paid
full case Imagine4vr paid
full case Java paid
full case Markdaspark paid
full case mewalk707 paid
3 3/4cases sanity plus mr sanity paid
full case tenuki paid
1/2 case Tenuki's friend paid
Maybes
jwink
Sponsors
1/2 case lauratchi paid
full case cj paid
full case Bahwm and Ddeuddeg paid
full case TtheC paid
1/2 case Zoomba77 paid
full case gregorylane paid
full case Cat's friend paid
1/2 case polarbearr22 paid
1/2 case HAK paid
1/2 case trwagner paid
1/2 case mewalk707's aunt paid
1/4 case Sulakd paid
1/4 case merbill paid
1/4 case sanity's friends paid
zTimothyBz
Regrets
joelsisk
mother
PetiteSirah
Nostrom0
soochie
eric9tx
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Total # of bottles needed to confirm = 240
Total # bottles paid so far = 240
Total # of bottles available
for sponsorship = sold out!
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Imagine - Rio (Sat thru Tues)
Java - Las Vegas Hilton (Sat thru Tues)
Tenuki - Desert Rose condo place (Fri thru Tues?)
Cheron - Fri-Sun: Westin Casuarina Hotel & Casino
Sun-Wed: Monte Carlo
Mewalk - w/Cheron (Sat - Tues?)
Markdespark - (Rio Sun-Mon)
Here's the link to the thread for "Things to do in Vegas...."
Here's the link to the last Vegas gathering with all the travel info, etc.
