Malbec Interlude
Nothing like picking a little Malbec on a nice Sunday, right? We’re waiting for more Pinot (Gris or Noir) to ripen. Dad happens to have a few other varietals planted in small experimental quantities. This includes a single row of Malbec. It’s in the hottest part of the vineyard, but Oregon might not be warm enough. But hey, it’s always fun to try new things.
Dad starts in on the Malbec
One row of these young grapes doesn’t produce a lot of fruit:
That's all the one row had...
We ended up getting only about 7 gallons of must, but it’s nice & red and should make some interesting wine. There was one other important lesson:
- Remember to not wear white downstream of the destemmer…
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