Monthly Archives: August 2006

More Chardonel on board

Here is Clyde in his ‘spam’ shirt talking with Chardonel grape grower, Jack Russell.  Jack & his wife own Charleville Vineyards in Coffman, MO.  They brought their last load of Chardonel by this morning and we processed about 2 1/2 tons.  Clyde says “it’s just like college – loaded before noon!”  Hmmmm….sounds like he had [...]
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The Chardonel has arrived!

Today was our first day to crush Chardonel.  These grapes came from Charleville Vineyard in Coffman, MO.  You see the press working above.  All the juice is draining into the pan below.  Then it’s down to the cellar to be made into Courtois, Chardonel, Harvest Mist or Whittenburg.  MMM mmm mm! Also, a quick thanks [...]
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Grapes, grapes and more grapes!

Here are the Cayuga grapes from the weekend.  Can you hear them saying “Make me wine, make me wine, make me wine!”? Here’s Clyde unloading them off of the truck  and then it’s up to the crush pad next to the salesroom.  Our tractor will only tilt these bins so far, and then we have [...]
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