Introduction

As a wine drinker I always wonder what thoughts were going through the winemakers mind while producing what I am drinking. I always think about his or her goal for the wine and whether or not it had been achieved. I think about what problems they faced and how they overcame those problems; as well as their thoughts on the final product. In this vain, I thought it fitting to provide details of our adventure, with photos, details, confessions, insight, and overall summary of what we have done, what we have taken from the experience, and what the future holds for us as winemakers. I hope you enjoy!

Thursday, December 31, 2009

New Year's Eve

Happy New Year's Eve to everyone - I am wishing you a fulfilling, exciting, productive 2010 with love and maybe even some good lovin to top it all off! You deserve it.

Wine update: good wine is made in the vineyard. Period. You can take inferior grapes and fuck with them a lot in the winery and the lab to coax a drinkable substance out of it, but you'd have to know more than we know and you'd have to have no respect for Mama Nature and the gift she gave you. In today's world of wine, the big players have homogenized and pasteurized the product so much that it doesn't even matter what the weather was like, or how small or large the yield was, or whether or not the acid/sugar balance was even close to where they want it to be. They'll just "fix" it in the lab. Well my friends, we have taken a back seat here at 2426 West. We got the hell out of the way of the wine and just let her speak. When she yelled to us that she needed something, we'd give it to her. But not of our own free will. We just listened and waited and acted when called upon. The result? GET YOUR ASS HERE SOON! We are attempting to pull together all the equipment needed to bottle the wine, but until then we are thiefing the shit out of that barrel in complete disbelief of what a soft-spoken, intelligent, classy, well-dressed beauty she has become. You won't believe it either. But you'll sure as hell enjoy it!
Much love, 2426 West
Currently Listening To: Cross Canadian Ragweed / Modest Mouse / Citizen Cope / The Dead Weather
Just Watched (Again): Inglourious Basterds - Genius!
Most Snowfall in the State: Wolf Creek - Latest Storm 15", Year to Date 189" Wish We Were There!
Favorite Beers: Chad - Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA, Carissa - HOSS Rye Lager from Great Divide, Branden - Hibernation English Style Old Ale from Great Divide
Chad and Carissa's Weddin Day: 10/2/10 Be There or Be Square!
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