pailshop

Portrait of a Cooper:

• Harvest: Late September - Mid October 2020

• Grape Varietal:  Marquette/Frontenac/Noiret

• Vineyard:  South Shore of Oneida Lake, Central New York

• Received by Pail Shop Vineyards as: Whole grapes, machine picked

• Pre-Fermentation Treatment:   

  • 72-hour whole berry fermentation pre-crush

  • Saignée drawn off for Rose’

  • Crushed

     Fermentation

• Vessel: Harvest Bins

• Temp:  Ambient temperatures

• Time: approx. 1-week

• Yeast:  MT48 (Fermivin)

• Yeast Nutrients:  Go Ferm/Fermaid

• Blending:  Before barrel aging

• Aging:   American Oak Barrels (1-time previous use)