So….many of you are saying to yourselves, what is Doug going to do with himself all winter. Well, we decided to have a little fun and went to Portland for the weekend. Of course, we had to visit wineries and sample Pinot noir. Two big differences that we noticed and liked….they use less oak and have less alcohol.

Seriously, in the vineyard I have to take all the nets off, start pruning, figure out where to fertilize for next year and control the gophers. In the winery I have to check on malolactic fermentation and rack the wines every 2-3 months and perform sulfur additions. And lastly, I have to get myself in shape for next years growing season as I will have (hopefully) four times the number of grapes as this year, or 5600 pounds!