Summer has come to a close in the tasting room at Santa Barbara Winery and Autumn is upon us. This is my most favorite time of the year in the tasting room. The hustle and bustle of the summertime has been replaced by the hustle and bustle of Harvest. Truckloads of grapes are coming down from the vineyard ready to be pressed and put into tanks and barrels.
Fermentation has started and the tasting room is filled with an intense aroma of fermenting juice. Every availible fan is turned on, and doors are opened to circulate the CO2 given off by the fermentation. There is a certain excitment in the air and on the staffs’ faces as we share our harvest knowledge with our many curious visitors.
Suzanne Fitzgerald, Tasting Room Manager Santa Barbara Winery
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