Bottling Fini, for now…
Joel, Korin, and Elise joined us for a night of fun bottling and labeling pleasure. They were super troopers. We had a real Henry Ford system going on with Korin moving boxes and bottles, Joel filling bottles, moving bottles, and foiling bottles. At the end of the day we managed to finish about 12 cases of the chardonnay again after a fight with the refilter apparatus. Good bonding times with the [NEW] east coast family! It was such a please to meet the new fam, and they were even able to make it to the wine party for tasting their hard work! Pictures to come…
Read More3rd Annual WineGirl Wines Release Party: Prep Time!
When does the party begin? What is the instigous of the infamous party? What does it take to put on a show for our dearly beloved winos? This year’s preparation was just as stressful as in the past, even though we PROMISED ourselves we would plan way far ahead an not let the stress get to us. I gardened my brains out during the record hottest week ever recorded in Seattle; with sweat pouring from my face into my sunglasses to the point where my sunglasses were filling like fish tanks. And it was only 10AM, BTW, where 4:30PM is the hottest part of the Seattle summer day. But I managed to...
Read MoreBottling Day: Middle and Last
Woo! how many days does it take to bottle 150 cases of wine? Well, the first was a serious trooper day where the Dave Jr. rocked the charts sitting through 50 cases of Chardonnay! Other volunteers made their way through the bottling line performing all aspects of the bottling process from sanitizing to a little quality control, of course. Jesus Kirstina and Benriqué were back on the seen. Then Davito and his lady Tiajuana were back to cap out the bottling experience with 50 cases of our Black Label Reserve Blend. And who could forget the quality control Meistro Pianito. So for four or was it...
Read MoreBottling Day First
This year’s bottling adventure began with the tanked wine; 120 gallons of Chard i nay. If you love soaping, scrubbing and rinsing, winemaking is the career for you. And even though I love cleaning, we enlisted the assistance of a couple faithful and curious winos. The stack of empty glass was daunting to be sure, but a waiting cooler of icy cold malted beverages convinced our helpers to stick around. T’was grand to dig out some equipment that we only get to play with once each year. That’s just long enough to forget the tricks learned last year. And another year brings...
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