Fall is finally here! The grapes have all been picked and the sticky sweet smells of freshly pressed fruit are filling the winery! Hallowine is right around the corner- and while we’re not sure if we’re quite ready for it, we’re certainly excited!! Tickets can be ordered online NOW! And while we’re working around the…
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You Can’t Stop us Now!
The rumors are true! Long Cliff’s crew has been out in the vineyard this week harvesting- rain or shine!! We pick by hand, carrying lugs into the vineyard to be filled one by one. Once a lug has been filled it’s left behind in the row and collected at the end of the day. Once…
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We’ve made the first harvest of our 2012 Growing Season!! So um…anyone looking for some volunteer work? We’ve got grapes that need pickin!
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Harvest Fest has come and gone… But Long Cliff’s grapes are still on the vine! Don & Kevin collected grape samples from the vineyard this weekend to run some tests in the lab, measuring the balance between brix (sugar) and acid to determine if the grapes are ready for harvest! We all know good things…
Read MoreWine-ing and Dining!
My boyfriend’s mom had me over for dinner tonight & served Blauer Himmel Chicken! Chicken breast & stuffing baked in a casserole dish with cream of chicken soup and a bottle of Long Cliff’s Blauer Himmel & then topped off with melty provolone cheese!! Is your mouth watering yet? Imagine pairing that with a full…
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Our Lemberger is finally here! Finished softly in French Oak, it is the perfect wine for people just switching into reds. For the past nine months this one has been Kevin’s baby while it aged in the barrel… Meanwhile, Don has been keeping vigilant watch over our (yet to be released) 2011 Pinot Noir. Between…
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We’re checking “brix” daily here at Long Cliff! Kevin took Danielle out in the vineyard today to get some practice with the refractometer. This allows us to test the sugar levels, or “brix,” in our grapes so we know when it’s time to start picking! It won’t be much longer now- harvest season is almost…
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