October 18, 2008
Steve Brooks at Trust Cellars sorts and destems Syrah grapes. Here is a cluster just before it goes into the destemmer, before it’s fall into the tunnel of attack-by-rubber-paddles-on-wands, breaking the cluster down into separate parts, berry by berry then dropping into a bin, awaiting the crush that leads to freedom… sweet fermented freedom.
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October 3, 2008
Steve Brooks is a gem. Really, he is. Last Saturday I had the pleasure of barrel tasting the Trust Cellars wine club cabernet sauvignon and I’m not sure my senses have recovered yet. I can hardly wait for it. Of course, that is part of the allure of wine: the anticipation. Waiting while berries ripen, [...]
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