Schweiger Vineyards News

Oh Happy Day!

Oh Happy Day!

Oh happy day (oh happy day)
I’m talking about the happy days (oh happy day)
C’mon and talk about the happy days (oh happy day)
“Oh Happy day” –Edwin Hawkins singers

“Thank you, Thank you very much”
–Elvis Presely

“Tank you, Tank you very much”
–Andy Schweiger

Today is indeed a happy day!  Our four new fermentors were delivered to the winery this morning.  Visitors to our winery during harvest in years past may recall an odd assortment of dairy bins and harvest bins utilized for fermentation space.  These four new tanks are actually two different sizes, 50% and 75% the size of our existing fermentors.  Not only does this give us a nice variety of sizes, but all of our fermentors are now a 1::1 height to diameter ration, which allows a nice thickness of cap to form up, generating just enough heat to extract supple tannins.  I am excited not only about the increased quality potential these tanks will allow us, but also the ease in emptying these tanks come press time. –Andy Schweiger

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