Contributed by Dan Wolfe, Associate Winemaker.

The final grapes for our Eskimo Kisses and Hot Kisses are finally pressed and ready for fermentation. This is the first year I remember pressing them with the sun shining, without frigid temperatures and snow.

Now we’ll put the press pad equipment away for the winter and start concentrating on processing all of the juice and making wine. There is a lot of catching up to do after the last two months of processing this year’s harvest. Posted in the picture above is our latest batch of Creekside Blush we made this week. It is currently resting in the chiller cold stabilizing to remove tartrates and reduce tartaric Acid.

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.