We're Official!
It has been a very exciting December at Timber Hill
Winery. We have finally received all our
permits and licenses and now we are official! It was a long road to get here as the federal application took over 6 months! Thankfully the people at the state level responded promptly and we were able to move forward with all the state requirements in less than a month. However, we did not waste any time and on Monday the first shipment of juice arrived! We are starting out small, but still a lot larger then the small home operation we have done for 5 years. This year we are starting with around 1,500 gallons. We are making only Northern varieties along with a few fruit wines.
Here are a few
pictures from the juice delivery day:
The juice was delivered in 60 gallon barrels.
We lined them up by the tanks they were going into.
All ready to go!
Then we pumped the wine from the barrels into our tanks.
Looking good!
We tested the sugar levels to determine potential alcohol.
There may have been some spills.
Overall it was a great day, our tanks are full, and now the wine is fermenting away!
I look forward to updating you throughout our wine making process. Thank you for your interest in Timber Hill Winery and Happy Holidays!
