As always, we are thankful for the harvest crew. Crush time requires long hours and repetetive tasks. The crew generally arrives at first light and leaves when its dark. As has now become our annual thank you, we provided a chili feed for the crew. I made vegetarian chili, mild chili, and hot chili. The hot chili was the first to go, AND, they heaped tons of extra jalepenos on it. Seems as if I don't know what hot is.

And, as authorities continue to be preoccupied with building the western version of the Berlin Wall, Michael contiunes to exploit what labor he can to fill in the gaps.
Speaking of Michael, starting Sunday, and for a week, he's going to be the guest winemaker on the Robert Squires web. I think that means that people email in questions that he answers. I guess its some kind of a test. Its high time we find out if Michael knows what he's talking about. I'm not sure of the link. So I guess, just Gooogle it.
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It appears that the recent efforts to fight terrorism have reduced the crush work-force. Here you can see Zoey and Sofia helping Michael sort the green grapes from the purple ones and the raisin ones from the plump ones. Its a good thing they passed their color test and raisin identification test in the employment interview. This just goes to show you that Michael will go to any means to bring your favorite wine to you.
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As you can see, Michael got a new toy. To really work it well, we need about ten people to sort out and discard the worst grapes. So you all are welcome to join us. Michael thinks we may have the Dr. Crane in by late next week. Then the week after, we should start having the other vineyards come in. So if any of you are interested, please contact Michael or myself. We'll try to have some fun, maybe some food, and of course, it takes a lot of beer to make good wine.
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