Last night, we set up a dozen glasses to taste through red wine barrel samples from the 2017 Harvest. While we are close to releasing our first red wine, Travis, we are also working on a range 2017 vintage wines that will be released in 2019-20.
Last night, we set up a dozen glasses to taste through red wine barrel samples from the 2017 Harvest. While we are close to releasing our first red wine, Travis, we are also working on a range 2017 vintage wines that will be released in 2019-20.
Siboney Cellars has completed the 2017 Harvest — our very first — and happily, at the high end of our volume expectations. Now in the grand scheme of things, being above our modest plan doesn’t amount to a whole lot, but when you are doing it all yourself by hand, you definitely feel it! I should say, Barbara definitely feels it, as she is the one who has done substantially ALL of it! Splitting time between our own harvest and that of our hosts, Barbara has now worked over 11 tons of grapes destined for Siboney Cellars, from vineyard to bin through fermentation and now to barrel.
We have 20 barrels of 2017 vintage Texas Wine in our corner of Siboney Cellars. We went into the harvest with a plan, and have emerged with a pretty good chance to bring that plan to market, and offer a couple of unexpected, hopefully delightful, surprises.
MRL