Since the day was cool, we started out around noon and finished around 5pm. Greg from around the corner came by and was a great hand. Here are the stats:
Willy's Cab 22G/30G/3G 55 gal racked/meta'd @15ppm found no problems
WA Cab 32G/3G 35 gal racked/meta'd @15ppm found no problems
Cab Franc 5G 5gal racked/meta'd@15ppm found no problems
Merlot 30G/5G 35gal racked/meta'd@15ppm +5 gal carb suspect. rack/meta &set aside
Malbec 18G/5G/1G/1G 25 gal " " found no problems
Syrah 30G 30gal " " found no problems(topped w/P.Syrah)
P.Syrah 25G 25gal " " no problems
WE DID DISCARD SUSPECT 1 GAL. PETITE SYRAH DUE TO VERY HEAVY VINEGAR TASTE
Cousins 15G 15gal " " no problems
Port 15G 17gal Tasted No problems MAY BOTTLE ON WED.
NOTE: WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL WHEN USING THE NEW STAINLESS PADDLE TO STIR WITH VIGOR. WE CAN SHAVE PLASTIC OFF THE SIDE OF THE NEW BARREL WITH THE SPIGOT. LOOKS LIKE LITTLE WHITE SHAVINGS IN THE WINE. WE WILL LOOK AT SMOOTHING THE EDGES OF THE PADDLE TO SOLVE THIS. MEANWHILE WE WILL STIR WITH CARE.
Let me know if I missed anything. All the wine has been racked/meta'd and barrels rinsed and refilled. All the wine looked good with very little dregs. We did not save any dregs to cycle back in. We decided to leave the wine as clean as we could with bottling coming up soon. BETTER GET BUSY ON CLEANING THOSE BOTTLES. CIAO! Mike
Margaret Dimmick
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