Happy New Year to everyone. I spent the New Year with two unremarkable bottles of Champagne (yea, yea, what can I say, I am a slave to French Marketers ;)) and some friends.

On the other hand, I am excited about the new batch of Cabernet Franc I just racked. I am trying something a little different. In addition to aging it with oak, I also blended the Cabernet Franc juice with Blackberries to add flavor.



It needs about another 3 weeks before it can be bottled -- the big question for me is whether I want to order bottles, or a 5 gallon barrel and age it in that.