Sunday, September 26, 2010

Harvest Day 26

We promised a new update on sunday so here it is! This time around Juan is talking to us about the last of the Chardonnay coming in as well as explaining how the machine picker works. He also introduces us to Jim Thompson, vineyard manager, and they talk about this years crop.



Enjoy and Cheers!

Friday, September 24, 2010

Harvest Day 24 - Sunset Vineyard Walk

Hello Everybody! Hope everyone had a great week, we know it's been a while since we updated and we apologize. Things have been a bit busy at the vineyard but that's a good thing!

In this video Juan talks about the upcoming weekend of harvesting while taking a few friends out for a walk through the vineyard! We will be handpicking on Saturday and machine picking on Sunday. You can look forward to a vineyard update from the field Sunday morning. Promise!

Anyway, hope you enjoy the video, and we apologize for the audio in advance, it was very windy tonight and the mic had a hard time picking Juan up.



Cheers!

Monday, September 20, 2010

Friday Sept 17th Stomp Party

It's a little late but here's Juan and Robin crushing grapes old school at the stomp party Friday September 17th!

Monday, September 13, 2010

Harvest Day 13

Juan and Robin are in the vineyard talking about hand picking and what came in today.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Hello Everyone, Yesterday was a busy day for us here at the vineyard. Along with bringing in fruit we had our annual Oktoberfest (which is today as well) So hope you enjoy the video and the rest of your weekend.

Cheers!

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Harvest Day 9

What a fun morning!!! We have been going strong since about 6am with no signs of slowing. Big day of picking today and we'll be doing our best to update you on whats going on.

We started the day off with Chardonnay, and if you've ever wondered what a vineyard looked like at 6am, well nows your chance to find out.



We'll be doing a lot more picking today as you hear robin say so stay tuned!

NORM!!! I mean Cheers!

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Robin is in the winery again and this time she's discussing the inoculation of the Chardonnay.

Cheers

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Harvest Day 7

Hey all, it's Day 7 of Harvest and Robin takes a walk through the vineyard and talks about the current vintage of Riesling. Also, Juan gets a little confused.


Monday, September 6, 2010

Harvest 2010 - Hurricane Earl

This again is from Friday September 3rd and Juan gives a vineyard status update regarding Hurricane Earl and discusses possible picking selections for the upcoming week.



Cheers!

Harvest 2010 - Day Three

Our next post comes from Friday September 3rd and Juan and Robin are at the winery tasting and talking about the recently picked Chardonnay.

Cheers!

Harvest 2010 - Day One

Ok folks, so here's the first video, this is actually from Wednesday September 1st and it was Day One of harvesting.  Juan and Robin walk us through a day of harvest from vine to winery.

Juan also discussed Hurricane Earl, why we are starting so early this year and a general overall Harvest Report.

Enjoy, and as Juan would say, Cheers!




Martha Clara 2010 Harvest Blog!

Hello all, just a brief introduction, we here at Martha Clara Vineyards plan on keeping a blog from now through the end of harvest!

In each video we will discuss this years vintage along with discussing the different techniques and tools we use for harvest to give you a better idea of what exactly goes on behind the scenes here at Martha Clara Vineyards.

We will hear from winemaker Juan E. Micieli-Martinez, assistant winemaker Robin Epperson-McCarthy and many others.

So, hopefully you enjoy and we look forward to going through this years harvest with you.

Cheer!