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September 16th, 2000 .........Final Estate Harvest
| This picture would not have been captured were it not for the dilemma which occurred just prior. The morning began with Katie making her scrumptious blueberry muffins. She left me with an ample supply and delivered the remainder to her parents, Sherrill and Judy Nott, who were staying in the cottage*. I scarfed my muffins down with my daily ritual latte' and was ready to hit the deck running. All was set for crushing the bounty of grapes which had been harvested the previous day. After securing the hose and turning on the crusher, I proceeded to dump the lugs of grapes. The machine swallowed quite a few grapes before I went into the cellar to check on the tank.... which was still empty. The Norton grapes have such a high skin to juice ratio because of the tiny berries, that the must was too dry to pump. The hose was packed solid.It was about this time that Katie appeared and assisted in separating the two hoses and shaking out the relatively dry must. Once the grape 'muck' was freed, we moved the tank outside and proceeded with the crush using only half the length of hose. The remainder of the grapes were Chambourcin which produced much juicier must and pumped just fine. By this time Sherrill had arrived with his camera to capture the height of the moment. |  |
*This time of year the cottage is often referred to as the "Migrant Vineyard Worker Quarters"
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Property of Clyde and Katie Gill Peaceful Bend Vineyard, L.L.C. 1942 Highway T Steelville, Missouri USofA 65565
Contemporary Wines, Extraordinary Service. |
Hours Tuesday - Friday 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Sunday Noon to 5:00 PM Closed Monday Otherwise open by chance. |
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