The first video podcast in a series of video podcasts that document a collaborative winemaking project by Alan Baker, a.k.a. the Cellar Rat, with his winemaking group, the Rat Pack. Join us at Crushnet.com
We're almost there... a look at the Pinot 2.0 wine as it rolls through fermentation
Why does the temperature a fermentation reaches matter? Check it!
Cellar rats, and lab rats getting along in perfect harmony. Check out some of the science behind the art of winemaking
Remembering Hydrometer #V.6873-H1
The Pinot 2.0 juice quickly turns a deep ruby color in the cold soak phase, and the fermenting Rat Rose gathers a crowd...
The Rat Pack crew processes the two tons of Pinot 2.0 Anderson Valley fruit. Watch how the sort and crush process works, and get initial reactions from the crew to the Wentzel Pinot Noir.
The Rat Pack picking crew shows up for an early, and cold, start to a fabulous day in the Wentzel Vineyard picking the Pinot 2.0 grapes.
A video collage of sights from around Anderson Valley, and the Wentzel Vineyard, on October 12th, harvest day for the Pinot 2.0 Pinot Noir.
The Rat corners Crushpad president and CEO Michael Brill to ask him why he won't let us harvest our grapes;-) Rain delayed harvest twice, but we'll pick in a couple days... no fooling.
The Rat hangs out in the cellar waiting for the rain rain to go a away, hoping to pick on Monday... And he runs into David Dain, of Dain Wines, who makes seven wines at Crushpad, including one from the Wentzel Vineyard this year, 2006.
The first vodcast in a series of video podcasts that document a collaborative winemaking project by Alan Baker, a.k.a. the Cellar Rat, with his winemaking group, the Rat Pack. Join us at Crushnet.com