{"id":31,"date":"2012-09-19T04:59:48","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T04:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backroads.cleverconcepts.net\/blog\/?p=31"},"modified":"2012-09-19T04:59:48","modified_gmt":"2012-09-19T04:59:48","slug":"harvest-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/19\/harvest-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvest is Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by Susan Evans, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shadowrunvineyards.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shadow Run Vineyards<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Harvest is a time of testing, tasting and tasting again\u2014searching for the perfect balance of flavors, sugars and acids in the ripening berries.\u00a0\u00a0 While the test numbers (brix, acids, pH) provide a framework for our harvest decision, the taste of the berries is our most important guide.\u00a0 Walking through the vineyard, popping berries in our mouths, we anticipate, wait for \u201cahhhh yes, perfect, yummy!\u201d and we know it is time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Harvest season is of course the beginning of the winemaking cycle and a feast for all our senses.\u00a0 From the half ton bins filled with cold purple grapes, to the sweet aromas of grapes bubbling in the fermenting tanks, we see vibrant color and discover sweet scents as we move from task to task .\u00a0 The fermenting Grenache Noir grapes gives aromas of cherry pie and we can already detect pineapple and lychee nut in our Viognier fermenting in oak barrels.\u00a0 It is also the time to choose just the right oak barrels to complement each wine, so we inspect empty barrels from past vintages, hoping to find the heady tobacco sweet fragrance that signifies a good barrel.\u00a0 And like any kid expecting a package, we delight in the delivery of brand new still perfect barrels.\u00a0 Harvest:\u00a0 our favorite time of year defined by sticky hands, sticky tools, purple-stained jeans and t-shirts and expectations of great wines.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Shadow-Run-brix.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32\" title=\"Shadow Run brix\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Shadow-Run-brix.jpg\" alt=\"Testing the brix at Shadow Run Vineyard\" width=\"257\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Shadow-Run-Gren-Blanc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33\" title=\"Shadow Run Gren Blanc\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Shadow-Run-Gren-Blanc.jpg\" alt=\"Grenache Blanc in barrel at Shadow Run Vineyard\" width=\"263\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Susan Evans, Shadow Run Vineyards Harvest is a time of testing, tasting and tasting again\u2014searching for the perfect balance of flavors, sugars and acids in the ripening berries.\u00a0\u00a0 While the test numbers (brix, acids, pH) provide a framework for our harvest decision, the taste of the berries is our most important guide.\u00a0 Walking through [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[22,29,61,78,106,128],"class_list":["post-31","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-harvest","tag-barrels","tag-brix","tag-harvest-2","tag-paso-robles","tag-shadow-run-vineyard","tag-wine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.backroadswineries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}