At Harvest Time we find ourselves thankful for the engineering that makes modern winemaking safe, efficient, and a breeze. It’s the pneumatic press. It’s “pneumatic” because it uses air pressure to do the pressing. After destemming and crushing, the must, consisting of skins, pulp, seeds, and juice is pumped into the big round stainless steel [...]
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Norton Coming Up Next Month
Dale and vineyard super Paul Wilson (that’s Paul in the photo with Lindsay) can’t get the smile off their faces. You might want to have a seat in the shade, a refreshing glass of wine in your hand, and a few minutes to spare before you ask them the question, “How are the Norton’s doing?”. [...]
"A Walk in the Vineyard" – Special Event
The Second Annual “Walk in the Vineyard” dinner will be held Friday, September 24, the night before the Norton Harvest. It’s an enchanting night with tours of the the grape-laden vineyard the night before we harvest. The vines are at their fullest and walking tours are conducted by Vineyard Manager, Paul Wilson and Winemaker, Dale [...]
"So how are the grapes coming?
We get this question a lot at this time of year. The simple answer is: “They look great”. The more complex answer is: “We’ve had lots of rain this year. The grapes look great, but we’ll have to wait until harvest to see how good they are.” With all of this rain sometimes looks can [...]
Here We Grow Again
As most of you know, the production of the Yellow Farmhouse Winery is limited – generally to about 8,000 bottles, but something has happened. People are beginning to return again and again, and our wines are gaining recognition. As a rule we do not enter wine contests, but rely on the comments and reactions of [...]
