Washing Bottles
We’re getting ready to bottle our new Merlot and the pieces are coming together. The corks and foils are on the way. The labels are at the printer and look great. We picked up some bottles the other day from down south. The warehouse in Kent looked ready for the great deluge. There were sandbags piled neatly around the perimeter and we had to climb in the front door of the place. I figured it was preparation for the dam failure, but they seemed to say it was normal flood season prep. We got the bottles home safely. Thanks go to Joel for the generous use of his vehicle. I was on my own...
Read MoreDinner for Two II
For the second installment of Dinner for Two, we’ll feature a grilled salmon entree that I put together recently. I love cooking and eating delicious pacific salmon. This night I found whole coho salmon for sale. I fillet fish just often enough to think it’s a good idea to buy whole fish at the store. When I get started with the knife, however, I remember that my skills are a little dull. The fillets turned out a little rough to the eye but otherwise just fine. The meat was a great color and while not as fresh as if I’d caught it that day, it was in pretty fresh. In fact,...
Read MoreNew Corker
After years of struggling with our bottle corking machine, we finally decided to upgrade to a high quality manual corker. For several years, we’ve used a widely available Portuguese model that gave satisfactory results but it was somewhat inconsistent and left an unsightly dimple on the top of the cork. After researching the little information that’s available on manual corkers, we ordered the Swiss made Amez-Droz Rapid 12 from Davison Winery Supply in Oregon. Unfortunately, the package arrived nearly naked. I have trouble imagining that the people at Davison could have done a...
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