Fall 2008 - Helping out at a local winery

Recognizing that the best way to learn is by actually doing it, I decided to volunteer at a local vineyard/winery. I had helped pick grapes at other vineyards before but never stuck around for the processing.

So... I not only helped pick Edelweiss and Briana grapes but I also stuck around to help crush/destem and press and transfer to the tanks. It was a very looooong day but very interesting and educational and I had a great time.

I did not purchase any of these grapes as I was preparing to go to the East Coast to get grapes/juice and would not have time to process these local grapes adequately before departing.

Here's some pictures....