Enology

Other Considerations

Assemblage

Spring Mountain VineyardAt this time, usually in March, rather than rack the different lots of new wine from barrel to barrel, the wines are brought to tanks where a blend is made.  The wine is thoroughly mixed and then brought from the tank back to barrel.  Sometimes the winemaker is unsure of how a wine or a group of wines will age, and he may question how they might fit into the blend.  In such a case, he may make a second blend fraction which is held separately during aging for observation.  He may at a later date reconsider the final bottling blend for inclusion of this separate lot.