Melinda sparges the bottles

with Nitrogen to rid them

of debris.

Kay happily caps

while Tim applies labels.

Quality control performed

by Tim and Murray.

Mary shows off a bottle of 2006 Red Barn Red

before Ray packs it up.

The hard-working crew

enjoys ribs and gaspacho

under the maple tree.

The bottling crew are working like mad!

Amanda has fun

sparging the bottles.

Aileen and Joe

are a great team

at the filler.

Jen stirs the corks

to keep them

flowing smoothly.

Murray is a master

corker.

Micah Supervises.

The stellar

Bottling Team
Thank you all!

A toast before our satisfying post-bottling feed. Salute, dear friends.

Tim and Barbara - strategy central!

Empty glass in, full cases out - heavy lifting!

Foiling Muscat Cannelli, a shimmering delight.

Muscat Cannelli,
on the way to labeling.

Queen of Quality Control, Kayla, she who must be obeyed.

The Muscat bottling line in full swing. This same careful process is followed for every bottling.

Brilliant Rosato getting it's classy gold tone foils then on to labeling, QC and boxing.

Rosato on the line.

A box of foil capsules await
the Mescolanza di Rosso.

Mescolanza di Rosso in QC, Kayla and assistant.

Mescolanza di Rosso,
our luscious Tuscan-style beauty.

Our new Tractor Master Peter completed his tractor training last fall under the watchful tutelage of Tractor Master Tim. It's tougher than you might imagine.

Mescolanza heads into the boxing area then onto the conveyor and
down to be case labeled, numbered, dated,stacked on pallets, plastic wrapped and readied for transfer to climate controlled storage.

Another loyal team member,
Kayla and Peter's dog, Chiles Rellenos. And yes, he IS eyeing the food.

Pre-dinner snacks courtesy of Barbara and the hospitality team.

The awesome

Afternoon Crew.

Thank you all!

Beautiful Sangiovese moving
from tank to filler.

2003 Sangiovese

on the line.

The bottling line

on the way to
quality control and boxing.

Aileen and Kayla,
Queens of Quality Control.

Tim in the center of it all.
The empty cases of glass go in on the right, filled cases come out on the left.

A crisp November day, beautiful
place for bottling Sangiovese.

Fall rains raised Yellow Hawk Creek. It's still running fast and cold.

Tim and Mattie take a break.

Wildflowers in the vineyard.

Yellow Hawk Creek, our namesake.

The new tank temporarily
in front of the red barn.

Mattie checking our work on the new barn.
She gave us the OK!

Barbara and Caitlin "adjusting"
a beam in the new barn

Artisan Cheeses from
Pierre Kolisch
Juniper Grove Redmond, OR

Spectacular Orchids from Orchidaceae Walla Walla, WA

Ready for Spring Release Weekend May 2004

Spring Beauties
At The Winery.

Aileen and Barbara,
it's a family business

Look out!
Here Comes Mattie.