1. We started construction on our winery this week
(finally!!). Work is under way and progressing well. The old house is barely
recognizable we have retreated to the Airstream for our
accommodations… We have been at the county offices this week working through
further permitting issues to get a complete green light and have been making
progress. We are still operating under a plan for a January opening of our
winery and interim tasting room, so long as the county bureaucrats and mother
nature line up correctly with the stars…
2. We bottled our 2012 Grey Palm Estate Zinfandel and our
2012 Don Miguel Vineyard Pinot Noir 8/21! Finally, some red wine in the
bottles… Mike and I worked very hard over the past several days to bring the
wine out of barrels and get it prepared. The bottling went without a hitch
thanks to their thorough planning and execution. Fellow investor Natalie
Nickell was present to represent all of you owners and we all enjoyed
witnessing this milestone in our young company’s development.
