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.
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