The Shocking Truth!

Have you ever heard of bottle shock? And wondered, what happened? Did someone electrify these things?

Here's the shocking story...at bottling, the wines are resting, happy and settled in their barrels, when suddenly, shockingly they are pulled from the place they've become accustomed to and pumped through filters and tubes to end up in a little bottle in a box. After this kind of shake up the wines need time to settle back down, and that's what ours is doing right now!

During bottle shock, the flavors and characteristics in the wine can be 'splintered' by the bottling process. It generally takes a period of weeks before it 're-gathers' itself and the component flavors knit back together.

Wine Spectator call's it bottle sickness and defines it as this: A temporary condition characterized by muted or disjointed fruit flavors. It often occurs immediately after bottling or when wines are shaken in travel. Also called bottle shock. A few days of rest is the cure.

Andrew and I were both VERY pleased with all the wines we sampled as we bottled over the weekend. It will be a few weeks before we label, and then a few more before we can be sure we are out of "bottle shock!"

By the time our doors open and you come to try them, these bottles will be well rested, happy again, and ready to taste!