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Meet the LWGA Grape Growers/Wine Makers

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Our vineyard was planted in Spring, 2010.  It consists of 201 Cabernet Sauvignon and 23 Syrah vines. We bottled our first vintage in 2014, but it was only 19% sugar.. or 10% alcohol.

Our vines got Eutypa die-back about three years ago. We have lost 14 vines already, having replaced six already.  We will replace the rest this Spring.  We bought 500 lbs. of C/S in 2013, which is aging well.  I brought some to the wine tasting.  I bought 1000 lbs this year.  It is now in malelactic conversion.  I like Cabernet Sauvignon made from grape juice with at least 26% sugar.  It seems to have greater complexity of flavor than lower sugar numbers.