Subject: Syncline Wine Cellars Harvest Celebration Sept. 26-28
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 22:35:56 -0700

It's Harvest Time!!!!
Come Join Syncline Wine Cellars
 and the other Wineries of the=20
Klickitat Wine Alliance
 for
2003 Harvest Celebration
Sept 26-28
11-6 daily

The harvest season has set upon us and we are excited to show you what =
we are up to.
The summer season has been one of the warmest of the past 20 years, =
resulting in grapes loaded with intense flavors.
Surprisingly, the grapes are holding onto their acidity quite well, and =
we are looking to have an incredible vintage.  The first bits of Merlot =
have arrived, as well as more Grenache.  We are leading into Viognier =
(and wow it looks better than it ever has) and Syrah.

Join us and experience what the heck it is that we do.  We very well may =
be processing grapes on one of the days of the weekend, and you may have =
the opportunity to taste what it is that makes wine grapes so magical. =20

See:
Fermenting grapes
Grape Processing
Lab procedures=20
Punch downs
Pressing
Racking
Barreling
Sticky, purple stained people

Taste:
Fresh wine grapes
Fermenting white and red wines
2001 Reserve Syrah (only a few cases remaining)
2001 Cabernet Sauvignon (heck, only a little of this is left, too)
2002 AIX
Grapes:
Alder Ridge Vineyards: Grenache, Roussanne, Mourvedre
Andrew's Horse Heaven: Syrah, Cabernet
Celilo Vineyard: Pinot Noir
Destiny Ridge: Syrah, Viognier
Milbrandt Vineyards: Grenache, Syrah, Viognier, Merlot
Steep Creek Ranch:  Syrah field blend

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