Last week we picked the first grapes of the
year, a portion of our Pinot Noir for our
first sparkling wine ... a 'Blanc de Noir'.
We're very excited about this, I love
sparkling wine!
Check out the video ...
Picking Pinot
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ANGUS! DON'T EAT THE GRAPES!
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Gary with his favorite toy!
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We ended up picking two tons. This should
make about 120 cases of wine.
We will be aiming for a beautiful golden
color with maybe just a hint of pink. The
Woodworth Blanc de Noir will be on the dry
side and we will be focused on preserving
the wonderful fruit flavors of the Pinot.
Here is a video of the beginning of the
process and, Tim Kramer, consulting
winemaker, does a great job of explaining
how sparkling wine is made.
Crushing Pinot
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Grand Opening of the Wine Collective
We're coming up on the grand opening of
The Wine Collective. Cabinets
and fixtures are being installed and
it's begining to look like a great place
to be.
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September 17, 5:30 - 7:30 is
the grand opening event for this
signature building sponsored by the City
of Temecula and the Chamber of Commerce.
If you are local, or will be in the
area, and would like to receive an
invitation to this event, please
email me at
Marlene@WoodorthWine.com
with the number of tickets you would
like. We'll make sure you get an
invitation.
If you are a member of our Green
Roof Club, you will also receive an
invitation to a 'pre-event'
beginning at 4:30.
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October 1, (Time TBD) is the
grand opening event for
The Wine Collective. This
should be a fun time with tours of the
production facility as well as food and
wine at the
Collective. You'll also be able
to meet the other 3-4 wineries that will
be a part of this unique Tasting
Room/Wine Bar/Store.
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Woodworth Vineyards & The Wine Collective
will be among the wines featured at "Fall
Into Fashion" Event
Camp Pendleton MOM's provides a
food bank and other support for young
Marines and their families at Camp
Pendleton.
Rancho Damacitas provides both
interim and permanent housing and support
for children in crisis.
Doing Good while enjoying Wine, Food,
Friends and Shopping ... what more could you
ask for. Email
DeLuzWC@gmail.com for ticket
information.
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People are always telling me that they
love our Golden Maggie or Black Dog and
want to buy more, or asking where they
can they buy Woodworth wine. It's easy
to do. All of our wines are available on
line at www.WoodworthWine.com. If you
are local, you can buy on line and then
pick up at Temecula Valley Winery Mgt on
Diaz, or just call Jasmine at
951-699-8896 to order over the phone.
You can also use this link ...
Buy Wine Now
Enter 'Maggie' in the promotion code,
you will receive two Woodworth logo
glasses as a gift.
Receive 20-25% discount on all wine by
joining the Green Roof Club!
The Green Roof Club not only gives you
great pricing, but free tasting and use
of the Club Room at The Wine Collective,
invitations to members-only events, and
other advantages. You can learn about
and join online at www.WoodworthWine.com
or use this link ...
Join Now
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Merlot...not quite ready
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We've picked the Pinot Noir, now we need
to start watching to determine when the
Merlot, Chardonnay and Syrah are ready
to pick. It's a day by day thing. One
day it's too early and two days later,
you are rushing to pick. The determining
factor is the sugar level or 'brix' of
the fruit.
The Winemaker determines at what brix
level to pick. For our Blanc de Noir, we
picked at a brix of 20, for the rest of
our grapes, we will be waiting to pick
at a brix of 24. A refractometer is used
to measure the sugar level. For the
'science guys', here is a short video of
the process.
Checking Brix
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WineLover@WoodworthWine.com.
Gary & Marlene
Angus, Maggie, Hercules & Bandit
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