http://ensemblecellars.com/whatshappening What's Happening at Ensemble Cellars Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:22:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Sun is “HOT”, the Champagne is good, and the wine…. We finally have the heat the vineyards need if we are going to get the fruit ripe before November.  With the cool Spring and late “bloom” it will be an interesting year.  Our Ensemble Family is well and growing, with ... http://ensemblecellars.com/whatshappening/?p=20 The flowers are blooming, the vineyards are pruned, and it looks like Spring in the Walla Walla Valley. ENSEMBLE Release Number Five is bottled! Now blending trials begin, finding just the right mix of barrels from the 2009 vintage (one of our best with bright/concentrated flavors). These are added to ... http://ensemblecellars.com/whatshappening/?p=19 Our ENSEMBLE family thanks our many customers, especially our “Allocation List” members, for their continued support of our wines over the last year.  We also thank the many volunteers who helped us bottle, rack, top, crush, punch down, press, and—of course, TASTE!   As ENSEMBLE welcomes in 2010 we look forward to ... http://ensemblecellars.com/whatshappening/?p=18 Late July, with 100+ degree days and no end in sight.  Is it “HOT” enough yet for the grapes? Our vineyards love the heat. Canopies are good, fruit set was excellent, clusters look terrific, and we are excited! And HOT!! Blending trials this spring went well with all blends now together ... http://ensemblecellars.com/whatshappening/?p=17 Mid-March, with 20 degree nights and high 30’s during the day.  What is going on??  Looks like winter just won’t let go and we are in for another cool Spring.  Hopefully the “primary buds” on our vines come thru it all OK– we’ll know fairly soon.  Last year’s crop turned out ... http://ensemblecellars.com/whatshappening/?p=16 It’s now October 15 and the weather is just not cooperating, unseasonably cool (50’s), with a few “frozen” nights in the low 30’s. Many vineyards are “crisping” up with their leaf canopies no longer capable of ripening fruit. The good news is that the fruit we have in; including our ... http://ensemblecellars.com/whatshappening/?p=15 As I write this it is early June, unseasonably cool (50’s), windy, and just pouring rain. Enough!! We need some heat, as bloom is already at least a week overdue and we want to harvest our fruit in the fall while we still have some “heat units” available ... http://ensemblecellars.com/whatshappening/?p=14 Winter is over, the wine is bottled, and the vineyards are pruned. We are excited about our Release Number Three now in bottle with fall release scheduled for October 15.2008. This beautiful blend of exotic spice and dark cherries shows layers of complexity with our trademark juniper notes ... http://ensemblecellars.com/whatshappening/?p=13 Summer and Fall here in the Walla Walla Valley went by quickly with trips to the nine different vineyard sites growing our fruit and the multitude of activities filling our days during CRUSH. ‘07 CRUSH is now complete with record number of barrels filled with wine. All the “sampling”, ... http://ensemblecellars.com/whatshappening/?p=12 This spring we have enjoyed watching the response as tasters try Release Number Two for the first time.  Do I like it better than Release Number One?  Clearly from the same family, both wines exhibit rich dark cherry flavors framed by French Oak spice and well integrated tannins, but with ... http://ensemblecellars.com/whatshappening/?p=11