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Post Harvest Update
Hello again and welcome to the latest update from Ledge Vineyards. All of our delicious 2020 wines are safe and sound in barrel and we've turned our focus yet again to the vineyard.
Prior to the recent rains, we broadcast green organic compost throughout the vineyard. One of the most important aspects of farming is to give back to the soil every year to maintain a healthy level of nutrients. We will follup this up with a nitrogen fixing cover crop to build up the richness of the soil.
We are also in the process of ordering new vines to flesh out our vision for future blending, incuding new strongholds of Mourvedre, Cinsaut, Counoise, Roussanne, Clairette and Grenache Blanc. We will also be reinforcing our blocks of Syrah and Grenache which are the backbone of our vineyard. Ultimately, as we have mentioned before, we will have two estate blends from the Adams Ranch. One will be a white wine composed of Roussanne, Clairette and Grenache Blanc, and a red wine composed of Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsaut, Counoise and Roussanne. Exciting!
We have openend up the wine shop to the general public, and while several wines are sold out, there are a few rare finds in there. Feel free to reach out for specific and potentially unlisted wines, as we have a few things that are extremely low inventory wise, but available. Don't be shy, reach out and say hi!
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Until next time, take care of yourselves and thanks as always for stopping by.
Mark & Ciera Adams
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Nov 18, 2020 at 11:11 PM
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Harvest and Wine Shop Updates
Hello All,
Ciera and I are happy to report that all of our fruit is in and has finished fermenting. We had a relatively incident-free harvest (we had our loaded trailer detatch from the tractor one morning but we fixed it) and all of our lots came back from the lab with great numbers. As for the ferments themselves, they all ticked away beautfully and went completely dry without issue.
We want to thank our wine club for another great year. We appreciate you very much. We wouldnt be able to take this wild ride without you.
The wine shop is now open to the general public with the exception of a few rare wines that we need to make sure are safely delivered to our wine club.
We included a few photos of the action below.
Best WIshes,
Mark & Ciera
Adams Ranch Vineyard - Grenache Pick in action. Our assistant Kacee Fox is seen taking care of business.
Aerating the wine in the cellar halfway through the ferment.
2020 Adams Ranch safely in barrel. Night night!
Please visit the wine shop to peruse the wines. Photo: Kyla Rudd.
Nov 2, 2020 at 11:11 AM
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