Contributed by Dan Wolfe, Associate Winemaker.

The blueberry fermentation is nearly complete and is being pressed this week. They’ll be racked several times and filtered as they age over the next 5-6 months. With four varieties in the bottle now we’ll be looking at your favorites to decide which to bottle with the 2015 harvest.

We are starting to see some color in the Fredonia Grapes. Once this starts (this is called veraision) the grapes are usually ready to pick in approximately 30 days- so Fredonia grapes and juices are coming soon!

In the winery, we are hustling to get wines bottled and emptying our tanks to make room for this year’s crop. Once again, our Tap the Barrel wine event was a huge success and we would like to thank everyone that participated. It’s always nice to be able to get a chance to talk to our home winemakers and customers.

Dan Wolfe joined PIWC in 2011 and is our Associate Winemaker. Dan started making wines from Wine kits in 2007 and the hobby quickly became an obsession. His habit then escalated to buying Fresh Grape Juice at harvest time, and he started experimenting with blending different wines. Dan has entered his wines in many local and out of town competitions, bringing home Gold medals and best of show in places like California. He is a member of the American Wine Society and judges wine competitions locally and around the state.