Winemaking
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1 of 27Marcus Rafanelli, our Winemaker, and Marty Clubb, our Managing Winemaker and Co-owner
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2 of 27L'Ecole Production Team
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3 of 27Grape cluster sample testing to assist in determining picking dates
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4 of 27Harvest at our Estate Ferguson Vineyard
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5 of 27Early morning on the crush pad
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6 of 27Harvest activity on the crushpad
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7 of 27Crushing and destemming fruit
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8 of 27Punchdown by hand
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9 of 27Monitoring fermentation for temperature and brix
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10 of 27Upon completion of fermentation, grapes are moved for pressing
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11 of 27Close-up view of grapes being moved into the press
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12 of 27Checking to make sure all is well with the press
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13 of 27Pressing results in beautiful wines
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14 of 27Cleaning the fermenters
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15 of 27Wine resting in French barrels
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16 of 27Winemaker Marcus Rafanelli and Managing Winemaker Marty Clubb performing blending trails
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17 of 27Winemaker Marcus Rafanelli and Managing Winemaker Marty Clubb discussing and assessing blends
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18 of 27Assistant Winemaker Tyler Morrison unstacking barrels for the racking and blending
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19 of 27Cellarmaster Kyle Pritchard racking and blending wine
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20 of 27Associate Winemaker Collin DeLong topping barrels
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21 of 27Tracking wines through every step of the winemaking process - a blend of "New School" Technology and "Old School" techniques to produce ultra-premium wines.
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22 of 27Marty Clubb, our Managing Winemaker and Co-owner, barrel sampling
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23 of 27Getting ready for bottling
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24 of 27Wine on the bottling line
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25 of 27Our Heritage Wines from Select Vineyards
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26 of 27Our Estate and Walla Walla Wines
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27 of 27L'Ecole Production Team in front of the Schoolhouse
