Sorry for the delay in adding a new post. I've been a busy girl.
Friday evening I spend at dinner with some dear friends from Healdsburg. Saturday was spend with some friends visiting from home and from San Francisco and we spent the afternoon tasting at wineries and having dinner at ad hoc...one of my favorite restaurants in the valley. On Sunday, Kent surprised us with his love of kayaking and treated me and Quinn, along with his wife, Celia, to a day on the Russian River. It was a wonderful day and even included a picnic lunch along the river, wine included of course!
As for winemaking, Monday and Tuesday were spend pressing. These are big days at wineries. All of the juice, called free run, is first drained from the tanks or bins and then the remaining skins/seeds have to be shoveled out and put in the press where the remaining juice is squeezed out. Now, I know this sounds easy but when you are dealing with TONS (literally) of grape skins/seeds that have to be shoveled it is hard work!!! And let me tell you, my arm/shoulder/back muscles are stronger today than after any class at Lifetime!
We will be pressing the next few days as we have 5 BIG tanks ready to go. I'll try and post some pictures next time. (Too busy trying to get all the work done to worry about taking pictures.)
Oh, and the biggest change of all, in case you haven't already heard, I quit my job at Invesco yesterday after 14.5 years of service. I am relocating to California to pursue this dream, sort of. I'm starting out as a business analyst at another financial institution first but then who know what the future holds!
Until next time...off to the press!
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