16 tons of grapes in. 2 tons to go. Took care of punchdowns, checked numbers on the two blocks of @garniervineyards Tempranillo, and it looks like they'll need a few days. So we met up with friends and went out on their boat and sipped some absolutel
It's harvest season at Double Strand Wine, so just a quick post before we're back to work. A couple quick picks of Foxley Estate (https://foxley-estate.com/) where we're sourcing some Merlot and Cabernet Franc, their Merlot arriving at DSW, the recen
Part 5 of the Estate Mead saga. Fermentation is underway! I wish you had smell-o-vision because the smell of fermenting natural honey is amazing. As the yeast ferment the sugars in the honey, they produce alcohol and carbon dioxide or CO2. You can't
Today and tomorrow are the last two days of our regular summer hours of Saturday and Sunday noon to 5pm. Come by to get your club pickups, grab a tasting, try our sangria, or just hang out with Spooky. We'll be doing some special events, pop-ups, and
Part 4 of our series on the Estate Mead. Once the honey is collected, it's time to mix in warm water, mostly to make sure we get ALL the honey out of the bucket, but also to hit a target starting gravity or level of sugar that will ferment out to the
Part 3 of our series on making our Estate Mead. Once the frames are pulled, as in the photo from part 2, the caps on the comb are removed with a hot knife. This will allow the honey to flow out of the comb in the honey spinner extractor as you can se
Part 2 of the series on making our Estate Mead. The metal grating in the first photo is a queen excluder. The smaller worker bees can pass between the wires, but the larger queen cannot. When placed between the honey super and the deeps where the bro
 
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Proud to Be a Part of the gorge Winemaking Community

Autumn at Garnier Vineyards, Mosier, Oregon. Vines go to the Columbia River, with Coyote Syncline, Washington, beyond.

The vineyard is beautiful and their grapes are outstanding, and they are less than 3 miles from Double Strand Wine.

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Partners in Life for more than 50 years

We began making wine more than 50 years ago and then life got busier with family, professional and ranching responsibilities. Now we can focus on making wine. Here, we’re picking up grapes at Garnier Vineyards.