OCTOBER 1, 2016

Paul Sloan, Small Vines Vigeron and our winemaker, chats with Adam Samsel.

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OCTOBER 1, 2016

Luis, carving jamon Iberico!

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OCTOBER 1, 2016

Suzanne and Lettie Soogian enjoying Release Day 2016.

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OCTOBER 1, 2016

Release Day 2016 was another successful event with beautiful weather, and more friends enjoying wine, and pizzas! It was also the launch of our Terroir Club for our dedicated Pinot lovers!

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

We harvested our Pinot Noir this morning; picking at 25.3 brix; weight of .7 tons.

2016 harvest grapes cropped

JULY 11, 2016

We signed the contract with Paul and Kathryn Sloan, of Small Vines Wines, to purchase two tons of their Chardonnay grapes beginning with the 2016 harvest.

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DECEMBER 12, 2015

Luis Zurinaga pouring at the launch of Viñas Zurinaga at Bodega de Mendez in

San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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October 3, 2015

Release Day 2015 was a successful event with more friends enjoying wine, pizzas and pétanque!

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August 2015 – Harvest

Harvest began at 2 am on Friday, August 28th. Paul Sloan, our Vigneron, inspects our grapes.

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On the sorting table, Luis, Greg, Paul, and Byron are focused on ensuring only the best clusters make it through the line.

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Finished with the de-stemming process, Paul inspects the berries while Luis explains the process to our friend, Mary.

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Finally, a year’s worth of work comes together, and the berries begin the fermentation process.

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May 2015 – Barrel Tasting the 2014 Vintage

Proprietors Luis and Suzanne, along with Paul Sloan, our Vigneron, barrel tasting the newest vintage. The wine is showing good structure, elegant tannins and continues to reflect characteristics of the site as with previous vintages.

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