Contributed by Dan Wolfe, Associate Winemaker.

Blending Our Pink Catawba Wine.

This past week we were pressing Catawba, Riesling, Concord and a variety of red wines that we crushed the week prior. We are continuing the fermentation of many of the wines, and then racking and filtering them.

In addition to all of that, we are busy working on new and interesting blends, along with making new batches of existing wines we sell and produce. All blends start out in the lab doing bench trials- this is where the winemaker combines chemistry and art in creating the perfect blend.

We are blending our Pink Catawba, our wine of the month, this week. Consider purchasing a bottle- with each bottle sold we donate a portion of the proceeds to help fund vital research being accomplished in the fight against Breast Cancer. Learn More.

Not only are we harvesting grapes, our peppers were also harvested for this coming years’ Hot Kisses- a dessert wine that has a kick to it, and is a favorite among our customers!

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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.