San Saba Vineyards
Monterey County
2022
1/2 ton Pinot Noir
Hand-Sorted
INnoculated
with yeast & bacteria. fermentation begins!
Cared for
with love --maintaining optimal conditions for microscopic helpers
Loaded into press
Pressed
to extract wine from grape skins
in Sanitary conditions
One of many cleaning/sanitation procedures
Aged
10 months in barrel, 10+ months in bottle
PN 2022
Neutral American Oak
PN 2022 Reserve
French Oak
All with the help of Miguel Lepe, the winemaking team, friends, and family.
I’m Nobody! Who are you?
Are you – Nobody – too?
Then there’s a pair of us!
Don't tell! they'd advertise – you know!
How dreary – to be – Somebody!
How public – like a Frog –
To tell one’s name – the livelong June –
To an admiring Bog!
-Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)
In 2023 I interned for DAOU's Vineyard Analytics Team in Paso Robles. I collected vineyard data for all of their estate vineyards and I learned about the vineyard logistics involved in producing high quality fruit.