This month we are tasting and blending the 2007 Niagara. We are tasting and putting the final blend together from the two different vineyards that provide us with the grapes. After we blend, we will cold stablelize the wine to make sure it doesn't continue to ferment. At this point, we'll probably be bottling the 2007 Niagara in mid to late summer. We are also still working on the raspberry and blackberry wines that we spoke about last month.

Next month, we'll start to put together the composites of the Pinot Gris from the different vineyards as we get ready for the final blend. As you can see it's all about the blending when you are trying to make distinctive wines. It's great to have access to great vineyards to create these blends.

We've finished bottling the 2006 Pinot Noir and are continuing to top off the 2007 Pinot Noir in the barrel. In fact, we'll be releasing our 2006 Pinot Noir's shortly.

The weather has been really strange lately. We've had 80 degree days followed by 60 degree days. The temperatures are running 10 degrees below normal. Overall, the heat has yet to kick in which means we are probably headed for a late harvest this year.

Finally, this month, I'm headed to the Florida Winefest in Sarasota, Florida. It's a prestigious national wine festival and I'm looking forward to meeting many fans of our wines in Florida. Talk to you next month with a full report.

Jeff Herinckx
Winemaker