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OK, Walker Vine Hill, Kobler Family Vineyard, Griffin's Lair, Obsidian Vineyard, and Richard's Vineyard (2007) Syrah are all in bottle! Wohoo!! Only two more 2008 wines still aging in barrel!
I work in the restaurant business as a waiter but I want to discover more about wine and the winemaking process. I was told buy the Reg. Sales Dir. of Flora Springs I should work a season on a vineyard starting of as a field hand. Is that a good idea? And if it is how do I go about getting started.
In my opinion, you are not going to learn a great deal about wine or winemaking as a field hand in a vineyard. A better option would be to look for a harvest internship either in the field of viticulture (grape growing) or enology (winemaking). Internships can be extremely hard work and competitive to get, though you are more likely to learn more about the process than a general laborer. That isn't to say you wouldn't learn as a field hand, yet internships tend to be more educational based. Check out winejobs.com or venjobs through UC Davis.
Racking wine today for bottling, purple hands and the smell of wine in the cellar...one of my favorite things in life!!!
Robert Parker has just reviewed our 2007 Pax and 2008 Donelan wines.
To see the complete reviews wth scores, prices and comments click here: http://bit.ly/DonelanParker
Today we are blending the 2008 Obsidian and Walker Vine Hill Syrahs which are to be bottled in a couple weeks. What a vintage this turned out to be as the wines are full of depth, purity, and length. Enjoy! http://bit.ly/citl0q
Robert Parker in the Hedonist's Gazette:
"I also benefitted from the table where the owner of Pax, now called Donelan Family Wines, had brought four separate magnums of Pax Syrahs. All of these wines from the 2003 vintage were absolutely extraordinary, even better than I remember them in their youth. The headliner was certainly the 2003 Syrah Obsidian from Knight’s Valley, an absolute tour de force in great wine, fragrant, rich, and still youthful. I wouldn’t be surprised to see it ultimately merit 100 points. One that already is pure perfection is the 2003 Syrah Cuvée Christine, a mind-boggling wine of elegance and power. As for the other two Syrahs, the 2003 Walker Vine Hill was exquisite, with blackberries, blueberries, charcoal, and incense, and the 2003 Kobler, which includes some co-fermented Viognier, is very fragrant and the most evolved of any of these. This was a reassuring tasting and a convincing test of the up-side potential of these great Syrahs coming from Joe Donelan’s winery."
Wow, nice review. Sounds great. I will search out a bottle and taste!
Decision week: last trial of blending for Walker, Kobler, Obsidian, and Griffin's Syrah. Bring out the spit bucket!
Hi fans! If you would like to see some nicely taken photos from our tasting last week head on over to our FB fan page! - thanks! http://www.facebook.com/paxwines
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