Friday, September 12, 2008

Pre Season - Hard Cider 2008

Well, it has been raining off and on for the last two days, and I'm not happy about it. All vintners know that heavy rains preceding the harvest produce insipid products.

Ideally, I would've like it to be warm and dry at least five days before harvesting. Stable weather leading up to the harvest is conducive to intense, flavorful fruit, which makes sharp, complex hard cider.

Hopefully it doesn't rain tomorrow. Otherwise I'll have to put the harvest off for a while.

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