Everybody Plays a Part

  The final weekend of picking and everyone steps up to contribute to the final product.  In this case it is the Cabernet Franc our premium red.  We waited until all the numbers were perfect.  The night before we picked was the first freeze of the season.  The temperature went down to 27 degrees and as we picked the frost was melted off of the green leaves.  It was not difficult to convince anyone to put on a pair of gloves to begin picking the grapes.  We worked through the morning amidst the friendly banter and stimulating conversation that seemed to warm us up.  The sun began to warm us on the outside, and the sunshine melted the frost from the vines and grapes.  By the time we were done, the frost had melted and the leaves were drying up.  The grape clusters were hanging on the vines and our picking rate increased.  The kids were getting hungry so we decided to finish the job before we adjourned for lunch.  We hope everyone had as much fun picking as they seemed to throughout the day.  The lunch was great and we can't say thank you enough to everyone who contributed to the success of this years harvest.