On Nov 9, 3:21 pm, "Paul E. Lehmann" > wrote:
> AxisOfBeagles wrote:
> > Anyone bottling their '07 wines yet?
>
> > I have a Viognier that is close to bottling. One
> > it has finished cold stabilizing, will be
> > bottling - probly within a couple weeks. Anyone
> > else doing any early bottling?
>
> Yes, I bottled "Paul's Pink Pinot" last week.
>
> This was my first time to make Pinot Gris. I was
> not intending to make an off white wine but that
> is what I did. I crushed one afternoon, cold
> soaked and pressed the PINK juice the next day.
> Oh well, it fermented and cleared REALLY fast and
> the taste is pretty darn good. Next year I may
> actually make a white Pinot Gris

Funny you mentioned that. I normally make a Grenache as a blush but
this year I took it right off the skins and it is white. Maybe it
will improve but right now I think it's spineless; I really liked it
the old way. I'm probably talking about 8 hours of contact time
difference, it's not huge.

I bled off a gallon of Merlot and 'mixed black' (out of 7 gallons
gallons total) for blushes too. Those seem ok and it did seem to
improve the reds too.

I may bottle the gallons soon. All my northern whites are still
fermenting.

Joe