Bottle Shock
As regular readers of this blog may know, the 2007 Easter frost took out over 90% of the white wine. It was a "bottle shock" however to see how little white wine there is after it was bottled last week; a scant 34 cases of Riesling (184 cases last year) and 48 cases of white Revelation (125 cases last year) and 0 cases of Viognier/Roussanne (303 cases last year). The 2007 white Revelation is predominantly Roussanne, blended with the small quantity of the other white vinifera we could salvage. This wine could sell out Memorial Day weekend; we may have to put a limit on the number of bottles available for purchase, depending on the crowd.
Yesterday, we bottled the 2006 River Village Cellars Syrah, and I have to say that at its price point of $11.95, it's pretty darn tasty! Better than I expected... as usual, Ron made some good decisions during the winemaking process.
A crew of five bottled about 180 cases, it took from 8.30 a.m. to about 4.30 p.m. Here are some of the cases stacked and resting upright, prior to being flipped 180 degrees and stacked on the pallet. 
This week's Wall Street Journal had a great article about Tips for Tasting Rooms ... one of their suggestions is to treat your tasting room staff well, and coincidentally, we bought tickets for our core group to attend the Fleur de Fetes wine festival in Dayton. Then Monday and Tuesday, it's two more days of bottling, the 2006 River Village Cellars Cabernet Franc.
Your friendly blogger,
Nancy Bentley, Owner and Managing Partner
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