Fall colors and grape aromas are in the air at Presque Isle Wine Cellars.

Contributed by Dan Wolfe, Associate Winemaker.

This week in between grape pressings, we found time to install the replacement bladder in our wine press. This is a day long process that we usually only need to do once every few years. Unfortunately, the bladder didn’t come in until right before harvest started, not leaving us much of a window to replace it!

As the leaves are changing colors we are finally slowing down on pressing and crushing grapes fresh from the vineyards. In a few weeks, we will be pressing our Late harvest Vidal grapes for our customer favorite dessert wines: Eskimo Kisses and Hot Kisses. If you haven’t tried them yet- stop by our Isle House or order online!

If you do decide to visit us- take a few pictures and enter them into our fall photo contest for your chance to win a $50 Isle House gift certificate.

This week we look forward to the Italian Juice pails coming in for the winemakers who pre-ordered them (Pick up for Italian Juice pails is November 6th!).

Did you miss the pre-order deadline for Italian Juice pails? There may still be a very limited number of pails available- call us to inquire 814.725.1314.

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.