Tuesday was a BIG day. We brought in the last (and probably the bulk) of the fruit for 2010 for Kent Rasmussen Winery. I don't know the final tonnage but it was somewhere around 60-70 tons! (For those of you keeping track, that roughly 120-140 bins!!!) We processed a bit of Cabernet, a lot of Petit Shirah and the remaining Pinot noir.
Cabernet grapes
Petite Sirah grapes
We started around 7:30am and finished exactly 12 hours later. We had a bit of fruit ready first thing this morning but we decided to not start until we knew when most of the fruit would arrive since we would already have the equipment running. That all happened around 11:30am.
The whole setup. Crusher, sorter, pump, bins.
Just so you know I am really here, here's a shot of me in action; manning the bin of stems, the timing of the crusher, sorter and pump and responsible for moving the pump hose to the appropriate tank. Sheesh...lots to do!
But, just because the last bit of fruit has been processed doesn't mean the work is over. Oh no...it is really just beginning. Now begins the fun tasks of more punchdowns, pump-overs and pressing.
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