Rainy weather means a diminished chance for frost. Hopefully we'll get a bit of runoff to top off the reservoirs. The two times that we've run the sprinklers have dropped the water level a good six inches!
A pair of swans are nesting on the island in the large reservoir. They are the source of inspiration for naming one of two special bottlings of single-clone 2007 Pinot Noirs that we'll be offering to Wine Club members: "Deux Cygnes". It is made entirely from Pommard 4 clone, which we grow in the block that borders the reservoir on the east side. Way up on the hillside above, we have a block of clone 667, of which we are setting aside about 100 gallons to be bottled as "Fleur de la Vigne". Our main bottling of Pinot Noir will be a blend of all three clones that we grow here: Pommard 4, Dijon 113, & 667.
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