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Another Grape Weekend
This past weekend we brought in Chambourcin grapes from Jim Billhorn’s vineyard in Coffman MO. Here’s Jim after a full day of picking:
And Jeff raking the grapes into the destemmer/crusher:
Half of the 6 tons of grapes was crushed directly into a tank in our cellar where it will ferment in contact with the skins of the berries. The other half went directly into the press where the juice was pressed out before starting the fermentation. Here is Clyde and Jeff taking a breath (and a carmel apple!) while the press does it’s job:
When the press is finishing, all the splashing causes a bunch of foam on the top of the juice, which I think looks wild, so here is a close-up for you:
Mmmm…looks like grape fluff, doesn’t it?!! We have one more BIG day of crush left this coming Monday. Keep your fingers crossed that everything goes well. Cheers!