The old fashioned way
I went back down to Mosier to get some more Syrah as a kind of experiment. I now have Syrah from the 11th, at 23 brix, and from the 15th, at 24 brix. Not a big difference, but still, two different levels of ripeness. With such a small quantity of grapes I didn’t bother getting a crusher/destemmer and so me and Elly did it by hand and foot, the old fashioned way.
I thought having a glass of wine while treading would inspire me, as it did.
October 16th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
My hands are still a little purple. This is definitely the best way to do it, it took longer but two of the neighborhood kids came over to help and eat grapes and talk to us about Halloween, so it was a lot more fun.
October 21st, 2008 at 4:28 pm
That is a very, very funny picture.