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Argyle's Vineyard Harvest Has Begun

Friday, October 03, 2008
It's that time of year again! Harvest always brings a massive jump in activity at the winery. Crews are picking tons of grapes in the vineyards every day, and our winemaking teams are destemming and crushing grapes from pre-dawn till late in the evening. Here's a small collection of photos from Knudsen vineyard.

Early morning crews head out to pick Pinot Noir grapes.


This is turning out to be a fantastic harvest - grapes are in beautiful condition and have all the signs of becoming excellent wines!


These Pinot Noir grapes are gorgeous, aren't they?


Picking is done by hand, one grape cluster at a time, to best protect the vines and picked grapes.


These grapes will likely turn up in our 2008 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir.


Pinot Noir, ready for picking.


A nice closeup shot. (These grapes taste amazing stright off the vine. A very special treat, indeed!)


These Pinot Noir grapes were quickly brushed off. The deep purple/black skins are beautiful and will provide excellent color and tannins to our Dundee Hills AVA Pinot Noir wines.


Have you ever seen Pinot Noir raisins? This is what they look like next to their ripe, juicy brothers and sisters.


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- Posted by Jason at Argyle Winery - 1:07 PM