What a whirl wind!
Amazing how time flies when you are having fun. And who says working 12 hour days for free isn’t fun? Not me! Although I wasn’t in the fields collecting the grapes, I was able to participate in many other activities. Some of these activities include working the conveyer belt to make sure that all leaves and “unhappy” grapes are plucked out. The grape clusters are then put through the crusher/destemmer which essentially breaks the skin gently while the destemmer removes the st
Harvest has begun!
When I was invited to come and participate in Maryhill’s 2014 harvest, I could not believe my good fortune. The excitement is real but so is the unreal basket of nerves I am feeling at seeing this awe inspiring process now that I have arrived! I am looking forward to learning as much as I can. Thank you Maryhill and Craig and Vicki Leuthold! But first an intro to the winery! Maryhill Winery in Goldendale, WA is in the Columbia Valley AVA Washington State. It is the 10th large
