Trip Report Coming Soon

Marc and Lori have been really busy catching up on everything we had to drop for our last-minute trip out to Crushpad. We hope to have a complete wine update soon. For now, enjoy a couple of pictures from our visit.

Here's the before (our zinfandel grapes before sorting and crushing):



And here's the after (zinfandel grapes during fermentation):



Here's a chemistry lesson: the fermenting grapes literally go pop, pop, fizz, fizz, as those crazy yeasts eat away at the sugar and give off carbon dioxide, making the mixture bubble and giving off a tremendous amount of heat (upwards of 80 degrees F).

More fun facts soon!