Things are heating up!
Weather-wise and work-wise
Weather-wise we’ve had August weather in June/July. What is going to be happen when it is actually August? Yikes!
Our days are spent sheltered in AC comfort, together with our furry companions, working and watching - too much heat - too much humidity - what is the impact on the vines. The life of a farmer. Never a dull moment. Work in the vineyard is tough with the team starting at 6.00 and taking shelter by 12.00. This year is all about Canopy Management baby, yeah!
Work-wise the BIG news this week is that our Vino Nobile 2021 was awarded a Silver Medal and 94 points at the Decanter World Wine Awards. Our Super Tuscan, Oriolo, was also awarded a Silver Medal and 90 points. This is seriously good news as the Decanter Awards are the biggest in the wine world. As you can probably guess, we are ecstatic!
We are now busy deciding what wines to make this year. We’re adopting the strategy of actually ‘listening to the market’ - shock, horror! The market loves our new Rosè, and may want a more complex, higher range Super Tuscan. Oriolo is a Super Tuscan which we love to make, and which our good friends at Vins DiVino in Canada called the ‘best Super Tuscan for the price point’. We’ll take it! We are therefore considering making another one with a different taste profile (and it’s not the blue flask!). Watch this space.
Meanwhile, we’ve welcomed a bunch of new wine club members and the Villa is bustling with guests from the world over. We even had a famous DJ pass by …. Work is busy but fun, and we continue to learn how to roll with the punches. One punch at a time!
One of our friends who own a mini-hotel send us their guests for tastings, but asked us to stick to the reds as their guests do not like Rosè. We have responded by sending them videos of their guests loving the Rosè. Take that Igor!
We will sign off with this picture of the vineyards and the Villa. Even after all these years, it still takes our breath away.
Until next time.
Toodles,
Paari & Niall