It's All About the Wine November 2013

      Mayor makes wine?   Well, let's not be hasty.  It could be wine, it could be vinegar, only time will tell as this first crush takes shape in a vat in Sonoma County.   This first attempt at the age old art has proven to be a learning experience: from picking to crushing, it has been interesting.
     Putting together all the components has taken longer than expected, included a variety of unforeseen issues, and continues to be a learning experience.
     Dealing with agricultural products is always a challenge.  Aside from the weather, the final product involves many tasks that have to be dealt with in  quick time: the product has a finite lifecycle with little room for error.
     Hence, the fermentation process must begin on time, and must be finished within a reasonable amount of time before the remaining processes necessary can be completed.  So, here we are, somewhere in the middle: not grapes, not wine.
     More time is necessary.   More later.   The weather is still nice.   Fall colors in the vineyard, a few leaves still on the vines.  No rain in the forecasts.