PlumpJack and CADE Winemaker Tony Biagi tells PlumpJack Blog readers about FYB's...
I was just driving down the Silverado Trail today and the first signs of harvest are here; Mumm's FYB’s. This is the signal to all in the valley that harvest is rapidly approaching. Now there are other signs, but the 3 story stack of harvest bins or (F***in Yellow Boxes as they are affectionately called) at Mumm really drives the point home. In the vineyard Sauvignon Blanc is just finishing up veraison and Cabernet Sauvignon is just starting. We are predicting SB harvest around first week of September and the Cabernet Sauvignon last week of September through October. The crop looks to be average size to a tad heavy in areas. We are making our second thinning pass in our estate vineyards right now. To early to tell what the quality will be like, but I am enthusiastic about the harvest dates and quality. We feel the earlier the harvest the more you can have flexibility to hang the fruit out for maximum phenolic ripeness.
I was just driving down the Silverado Trail today and the first signs of harvest are here; Mumm's FYB’s. This is the signal to all in the valley that harvest is rapidly approaching. Now there are other signs, but the 3 story stack of harvest bins or (F***in Yellow Boxes as they are affectionately called) at Mumm really drives the point home. In the vineyard Sauvignon Blanc is just finishing up veraison and Cabernet Sauvignon is just starting. We are predicting SB harvest around first week of September and the Cabernet Sauvignon last week of September through October. The crop looks to be average size to a tad heavy in areas. We are making our second thinning pass in our estate vineyards right now. To early to tell what the quality will be like, but I am enthusiastic about the harvest dates and quality. We feel the earlier the harvest the more you can have flexibility to hang the fruit out for maximum phenolic ripeness.
2 comments:
Vineyard looks pretty awesome. It interests me on how it becomes wine.
That winery looks great in those pictures.