Just a few pics to share the excitement. This crop has little to do with my efforts and more to do with great summer weather and a surprisingly good curing spot. We have burley, goose creek red and a random one which popped up, maybe Va Gold from hobbiton.
After picking, I decided to thresh (remove stem) and bag up to ferment in the kiln for 2 months. This equates to roughly 2 years ageing. When they come out I’ll press into plugs and vacuum seal for a few more years before blending







After picking, I decided to thresh (remove stem) and bag up to ferment in the kiln for 2 months. This equates to roughly 2 years ageing. When they come out I’ll press into plugs and vacuum seal for a few more years before blending






