Jon Grant, WinemakerCouloir Wines & Straight Line Wine

Couloir Wines

Straight Line Wine

Soils at McGinley, Santa Ynez

Soils at Vista Del Sol, Lodi

Newly formed grapes

Pinot in verasion

Chileno Valley Vineyard Pinot noir

Pre-harvest grape sampling

Sauvignon Blanc

Syrah

Harvesting at first light, Liberty Oaks

Tempranillo harvest, Madder Lake

Pinot noir harvest, Monument Tree

Jon directing harvest, Roma’s Vnyd

Roma’s Vineyard Harvest

Harvesting into ½ ton bins at Roma’s

Harvest Transportation

Getting ready to process the fruit

Grape sorting

Foot treading Syrah

Tempranillo… From the de-stemmer to the fermenter

Fermenting whole cluster Pinot noir

Fermenting whole clusterSyrah & Viognier

Fermenting whole cluster Tempranillo

Fermenting Pinot noir foam

Shoveling out the tank(Getting ready to press – whole cluster Pinot)

Loading the press

New wine in the press pan

Pinot noir direct from the press

Filling barrels with Pinot noir

Bottling Straight Line Wine