We pressed the Tempranillo and Malbec on 11/27. We got 36 gallons of Malbec from 56G of must (64% yield) and 65.5G of Tempranillo (63% yield). The Malbec is in a 30G Hungarian barrel. Here is the count of gallons of Tempranillo that everyone took. We got less Tempranillo than we expected so Riverwoods ended up not keeping any, although Michele said she might be interested in doing a Tempranillo/Syrah blend with us.
Tempranillo Gallons
Michele and Tom: (15G + 3G) 18G
Jim: (15 + 2.5) 17.5G
Kirkland: 15G
Casey: 15G
The cab and merlot are still fermenting slowly. Today (11/28) the Cab was at 3 brix (down 2 brix in 2 days) and the Merlot was at 10 brix (also down 2 brix). We are continuing to put warm water jugs in them to keep the temps up. We might consider trying wrapping them in a blanket or something to help them retain heat better. They will be ready to press by the end of this week. It could be done Thursday, before the Williamsons come over, or on Saturday afterwards.
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