I got the chance to sit down with Jason for a couple of minutes this morning (probably the last free minutes he'll have until after harvest) to talk about what's going on in the Cellar right now, and what he's looking forward to.
Jason is definately in "all systems go" mode - he rambled off a laundry list of things to get accomplished before harvest, including: moving open top fermentors, blending the 08 Pinot, bottling some 08 Zin, sanitizing everything in sight, bottling a special Zin run (07 Saitone), and getting as much sleep as possible!
We're really looking forward to the bottling of our 08 Zin - Jason and Jon have been raving about it for the past month! We're also doing a 75 case production of 2007 Saitone Zinfandel, which we only do when the fruit is outstanding!
As Jason talked...and talked...and talked about gearing up for harvest, it was easy to see why our wine is so great - the passion that goes into it...you just don't see that at the "ginormous conglomerate" wineries!
Off to go take some pictures of the vineyards - the clusters are getting big, and soon we'll be well into verasion! I'll post those soon!
Cheers,
Kate
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Taste & Travel & Tillerman
These upcoming weeks are going to be crazy busy for all aspects of Hook & Ladder!
Jason and his team are pushing forward with their last rounds of bottling before we begin harvest! Lots of bottling, and long days are ahead for the next month in the lives of our production team...
Our 3-person sales force will be logging thousands of miles over the next 4-5 weeks. Jaime will be in Colorado, Portland, South Carolina, Arizona, and New York. Josh is currently in Kansas, and will be in Texas, Colorado, Arizona and Ohio - all before he gets recruited to help Jason in the cellar. And Mike, well Mike is doing what he does best - getting the Hook & Ladder name and story out there! Mike will spend August criss-crossing the country, Vermont, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Chicago, New York, Boston...you name it!
We're doing our best to stay busy! And busy keeps us out of trouble!
In other news to report: we have moved on to our 2007 Tillerman! We are really excited for this wine, and we expect it to be just as popular (and maybe a little more) than our 2006! The 07 Tillerman boasts a slightly different profile than previous vintages with more Cab Franc and less Sangiovese. The 07 is composed of: 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Cabernet Franc, 15% Merlot, and 10% Sangiovese.
Jason is very excited for this vintage - and wants you to also watch our for the Zin we'll be releasing in the fall!
Hope you're having a great Summer!
Cheers,
Team Hook
Jason and his team are pushing forward with their last rounds of bottling before we begin harvest! Lots of bottling, and long days are ahead for the next month in the lives of our production team...
Our 3-person sales force will be logging thousands of miles over the next 4-5 weeks. Jaime will be in Colorado, Portland, South Carolina, Arizona, and New York. Josh is currently in Kansas, and will be in Texas, Colorado, Arizona and Ohio - all before he gets recruited to help Jason in the cellar. And Mike, well Mike is doing what he does best - getting the Hook & Ladder name and story out there! Mike will spend August criss-crossing the country, Vermont, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Chicago, New York, Boston...you name it!
We're doing our best to stay busy! And busy keeps us out of trouble!
In other news to report: we have moved on to our 2007 Tillerman! We are really excited for this wine, and we expect it to be just as popular (and maybe a little more) than our 2006! The 07 Tillerman boasts a slightly different profile than previous vintages with more Cab Franc and less Sangiovese. The 07 is composed of: 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Cabernet Franc, 15% Merlot, and 10% Sangiovese.
Jason is very excited for this vintage - and wants you to also watch our for the Zin we'll be releasing in the fall!
Hope you're having a great Summer!
Cheers,
Team Hook
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Bottling Frenzy!
The big truck pulled in...and off they went! Jason and his crew have been bottling like crazy for the past few days. We've got brand new 2008 Chardonnay, 2007 Tillerman Red, and 2007 Estate Cabernet!
We also had our wine club party last week! We love getting the chance to have a room full of our biggest fans, and to get to chat with them :) Thanks to all for coming!
We've got big things on the horizon, so check out our website, be our friend on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter!
Cheers,
Team Hook
We also had our wine club party last week! We love getting the chance to have a room full of our biggest fans, and to get to chat with them :) Thanks to all for coming!
We've got big things on the horizon, so check out our website, be our friend on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter!
Cheers,
Team Hook
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Pick up Party & Pork
Hi All -
This Friday 7/10 is our Wine Club Pick-up Party at the winery! We're looking forward to seeing you, and Candice is cooking up some home-made pulled pork & coldslaw - yum!
The July 2009 shipment consists of our 2008 Chardonnay, 2007 Cabernet Franc, and 2006 3rd Alarm Reserve Zinfandel.
We hope you stop by and see us, and if not, we know you'll enjoy your wine club shipment!
Cheers,
Team Hook
This Friday 7/10 is our Wine Club Pick-up Party at the winery! We're looking forward to seeing you, and Candice is cooking up some home-made pulled pork & coldslaw - yum!
The July 2009 shipment consists of our 2008 Chardonnay, 2007 Cabernet Franc, and 2006 3rd Alarm Reserve Zinfandel.
We hope you stop by and see us, and if not, we know you'll enjoy your wine club shipment!
Cheers,
Team Hook
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Happy 4th of July!
Well, really - Happy 2nd of July! We're headed out for some camping on the beach, and wanted to get another post in before we left :)
Next week is our Wine Club week, which we are super excited for...but that's another blog for another day.
We really just wanted to say "Thank You" to all the past, present, and future members of our Armed Forces (not to mention those fire & police forces)! It's because of you that we are able to do what we love to do...make red wine, white wine, and even a blue wine if we wanted!
Words cannot describe how much we appreciate your commitment and dedication to this country, and to humanity. We wish you safe days and restful nights.
Cheers,
Team Hook
Next week is our Wine Club week, which we are super excited for...but that's another blog for another day.
We really just wanted to say "Thank You" to all the past, present, and future members of our Armed Forces (not to mention those fire & police forces)! It's because of you that we are able to do what we love to do...make red wine, white wine, and even a blue wine if we wanted!
Words cannot describe how much we appreciate your commitment and dedication to this country, and to humanity. We wish you safe days and restful nights.
Cheers,
Team Hook
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Welcome!
Welcome to the brand new blog for Hook & Ladder Winery! We're excited to get this up and running, and invite you to check back often for posts from our team! You can look forward to cellar information from: Winemaker Jason De Loach and Assistant sinemaker Jon Woelfel, news from the road from our sales team: Jaime Schilling and Josh De Loach, and our "Jane of all trades" Kate Mann will fill in the rest!
If you haven't already, check us out on Facebook and Twitter!
Cheers!
Team Hook
If you haven't already, check us out on Facebook and Twitter!
Cheers!
Team Hook
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