This year, our Mourvèdre vineyard wasn't very happy, and we only got a fraction of what we would get from a normal year, about 150 liters. Since that was the case, we decided that we would put all of it in the rosé. With such a small quantity, it would have been impossible to put it in a vat and bleed it off, but we wanted some of the flavor and color from the skins, we didn't 
want to simply press it right away. Matt thought of a perfect solution. We would foot-stomp the grapes directly in the press, pump away the juice and then press the remaining skins! We've always wanted to stomp the grapes, but for some reason, we didn't do it, so this was the perfect occasion.
(Don't worry we all washed our feet!!)
In honor of this occasion, Molly and Matt decided to make us a delicious cocktail to put us all in a celebratory mood for
the end of harvest. They took some fermenting syrah juice, added some Aquavit and crushed ice and then garnished it with some fresh mourvedre grapes on skewers! Pretty, and delicious!!! We all had at least two!
We all got the chance to stomp the grapes, even my Mom who was too short to get into the press basket, so we had her do hers in this big crate! It was the perfect way to celebrate the end of harvest!
Hey cool blog, neat photos! Keep up the good work.
Edward.
Posted by: Edward Yardley | September 12, 2007 at 06:59 PM