Vintage 2025
The season weather
The growing season were rather perfect also in 2025, with beneficial rain during the whole season, and without too problematic rain during harvest. The good weather made the season quite normal.
The harvest weather
The grapes were not fully ripe in September, and we took the risk to go through the rain in late September. Note the mild scale of rain, even the high bars are only reflecting 4 mm rain.
It went rather cod when we started to harvest, but that is favorable, because it hinder the grapes to oxidize in the boxes.
This is a typical compromise situation once again, if we had waited a week to start the harvest, we could have had a full rain free week and less diluted grapes. But no big thing this time, our 2024 vintage is wonderful.
Grape measurements
This vintage we didn't need the anxiety of ripeness measurements, it was enough to see and taste the grapes. We also received the grapes wit 218 gram per liter sugar, which is perfect for our wine style.
Harvest and pressing
Date |
Action |
Amount |
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| 2025-09-29 | Harvest of purchase grapes | 2 110 kg | |
| 2025-09-30 | Harvest of purchase grapes | 1 910 kg | |
| Harvest Bishop Backyard | 1910 kg | ||
| 2025-10-01 | Pressing of purchased grapes | 1st fraction 360 liter 2nd fraction 420 liter 780 liter tank 1 |
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| 2025-10-01 | Harvest Genesis low | 1 960 kg |
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| 2025-10-02 | Pressing Bishop Backyard | 1st fraction 430 liter tank 2 |
3rd fraction 340 liter tank 9 |
| 2nd fraction 280 liter tank 4 |
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| 2nd fraction 450 liter tank 4 |
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| 2025-10-02 | Pressing Genesis low | 3rd fraction 230 liter tank 9 |
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| 1st fraction 400 liter tank 3 |
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| 2025-10-02 | Harvest Genesis high + sides | 2 300 kg | |
| 2025-10-03 | Pressing Genesis high + sides | 1st fraction 480 liter tank 5 |
3rd fraction 290 liter tank 9 |
| 2nd fraction 440 liter tank 6 |
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| Harvest Aniko's vineyard and Earl Ridge | 1 960 kg | ||
| 2025-10-02 | Pressing Aniko's vineyard and Earl Ridge | 1st fraction 450 liter tank 7 |
3rd fraction 290 liter tank 9 |
| 2nd fraction 340 liter tank 8 |
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Fermentation
There were no problems to ferment the wines, we use highest quality of cultivated yeast from an Alsatian company.
Assembling the portfolio
Name |
Grade |
Tank |
| Black Diamond | Rare peak | 3 + 4 |
| Amber Tree | Mid range | 2 + 4 + 6 |
| Emerald Riesling | Solid ground | 1 + 8 + 9 |
| Amethyst Cave | Wonder ground | 7 |
Bottling
There will be no problems with bottling. This vintage we bottled xyz bottles.
Wine information
The 2025 vintage is a very forward and charming in its style, and this is our typical house style. As usual we have to wait for some bottle aging before we release them on the market, however a year seems to be enough for the Solid ground and mid range, and maybe 2 years for the rare peak.
Label theme
The theme for this year is gemstones, with some different painting techniques.
Preliminary Labels
Black diamond
A lot of diamonds being of the black kind encircled like a flower.
Amber tree
This is a tree for to grow ambers, very convenient.
Emerald Riesling
A bunch of Riesling grapes, but be aware to pick out the emeralds before eating it.
Amethyst Cave
Beautiful amethysts shining in the cave.
