JOE THE WINEMAKER Unveils “Joe’s Six Pack”:
A Timely, "Buy-Artisan" Stimulus Package.
Winemaker Joe Briggs of Napa Valley’s August Briggs Winery Invites
Americans of All Parties (Thanksgiving, Holiday, New Year’s) To Take Advantage of Special Post-Election Pricing on Limited Production Napa and Sonoma Wines...
I was able to catch Aaron as he was doing a morning punchdown on the 08 Napa Petite Sirah. Done twice a day during fermentation, this is a gentle way of extracting as much flavor as possible from the grape skins and solids, while not allowing any bitter compounds to get into the wine.
Cranking up our last day of crush at the winery today was a real family affair... - Joe's folks Bob and Betty were on hand to help out, as was Joe's wife Sally and, as usual, his nephews Aaron and Jesse.
